Vernon Presley, Elvis Presley's father, places a rose on his son's grave Nov. 24, 1977, as newspeople were permitted inside the grounds at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., for the first time since Elvis' funeral.
3. Federal Criminal Appeals Are Generally Slow. If immediate results are your thing, you will probably be frustrated by the federal criminal appellate experience. Generally, federal criminal appeals take many months, if not a year or more. Why? The federal courts are crowded, and the process of an appeal is, by its nature, slow. The courts, for the most part, consider each case and each legal claim individually, which takes time. Technology has helped speed up parts of the process in recent years.
The length of time varies, depending on the importance, and complexity, of the case. Some are granted certiorari, scheduled for argument and decided within a week or two. Moreâ¦ commonly, cases take approximately 12 to 24 months from the day they are petitioned until the Supreme Court issues a decision. According to the US Supreme Court's own literature, it generally takes six weeks from the time a petition is filed until the Justices decide whether to grant certiorari for a case.