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.
An appeal should be filed within a year of the decision to which party is aggrieved. To initiate an appeal, write to the Appeal Tribunal requesting an appeal. In your letter, provide a copy of the decision you are appealing and state what it is you are objecting to and what relief you want the Tribunal to grant.