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.
In other Courts of Appeal, it can be as much as a 10 month wait. And in Federal Court, the wait can be over one year. There is rarely anything the attorney can do to speed up the process. From the time of oral argument to the Court filing its decision also varies.Generally the California Courts of Appeal file their decisions in 4 to 6 weeks after oral argument--and by law must file it no later than 90 days after oral argument.here is rarely anything the attorney can do to speed up the process. From the time of oral argument to the Court filing its decision also varies. Generally the California Courts of Appeal file their decisions in 4 to 6 weeks after oral argument--and by law must file it no later than 90 days after oral argument.