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.
With regard to mixed case complaints, if a final decision is not issued on a mixed case complaint within 120 days of the date of filing, the complainant may appeal to the MSPB at any time thereafter or file a civil action but not both. The complainant is not entitled to a hearing before the EEOC on a mixed case.