In 2019, the New York Court of Appeals decided 2,493 criminal leave applications, granting leave to appeal in only 34 of them. Clerk's Annual Report for 2022, Appendix 7. During the next three years, ...
A state Senate bill seeks to upend the New York Court of Appeals' "leave lottery" system for how it considers criminal appeals in favor of a process that includes the entire court. New York is one of ...
Charles Don Flores on Texas Death Row in 2021. The Court of Criminal Appeals denied Flores' appeal challenging his death sentence for a 1998 Farmers Branch murder. Texas’ highest criminal court has ...
Unlike the federal government, Texas has two highest state courts. One, the Texas Supreme Court, hears only civil cases. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals handles only criminal appellate matters, ...