Since errors do happen, an attorney should always know and be prepared to file an appeal when needed.
Although, the outcome of a trial may not be in favor, this does not mean that the verdict is final. There are ways to fight back and get more chances at proving innocence.
During a case, the attorney should have experience in knowledge in both federal and state laws.
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Ms. Summers pursues appellate and post-conviction relief from wrongful convictions and burdensome criminal sentences and collateral consequences, including includes record sealing, petitions for certiorari, sentencing reconsideration, correction of illegal sentences, and claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. As post-conviction counsel, Ms. Summers has:
- Persuaded the district court that her client’s indeterminate life sentence on sexual assault charges was illegal because it violated the Ex Post Facto clause of the Colorado Constitution, resulting in the court vacating the life sentence and the client’s release from prison.
- Along with co-counsel, persuaded the district court to reduce her client’s sentence from 48 years to 24 years, resulting in the client becoming eligible for parole.
- Persuaded a prosecutor to stipulate to post-conviction relief in an assault case, which resulted in the client’s record being sealed.
- Persuaded district courts around Colorado to grant evidentiary hearings in post-conviction cases.
- Persuaded community corrections and parole to release her client with health problems to serve the remainder of prison term at home.
- Handled cases involving the resentencing of juveniles originally sentenced to live without parole. http://cjdc.org/wp/cjdcresources/juvenile-life-without-parole/
