appellate procedure

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) was passed by the 107th Congress “to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an effective death penalty, and for other purposes.” To accomplish this goal, some of the AEDPA provisions include increasing penalties for crimes involving explosives or terroris

• AEDPA

An appeal is a challenge to a previous legal determination. An appeal is directed towards a legal power higher than the power making the challenged determination.

A party enters an appearance when they show up to court in response to a service of process. Appearance isn’t only a reference to physical presence in court when required, but also to procedural compliance (e.g., filing an answer, participating in discovery).

Appellant is the party who appeals a lower court's judgment or order to a higher court.

An appellate court is the higher court that hears and reviews the appeals from legal cases that have already been heard and ruled on in a lower court.

Appellate jurisdiction refers to the power of a court to hear appeals from lower courts.  

• appellate jurisdiction
• appellate practice
• APPELLATE PROCEDURE
• Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
• APPELLATE REVIEW

Appellate procedure consists of the rules and practices by which appellate courts review trial court judgments. Appellate review performs several functions, including correcting errors committed by a trial court, developing the law, and achieving uniformity across courts.

Appellee is the party against whom the appeal is filed and responds to and defends the appeal. The appellee is also referred to as the respondent.

Approach refers to moving toward the bench, a witness, or the jury box in court.

Authority is the official permission or right to act, often on behalf of another. Authority may also be a person or institution that has power over another person.