May 2024

Maureen Fox, Patricia Lai, J. Wilder Lee, Jennifer Mannix, Jennifer Peabody, Sara Ruddy, and Victoria Stafford were awarded the Gerald Z. Marer award for panel excellence in 2024. They were assigned a seven codefendant case. The jury returned verdicts for murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and gang enhancements. The appeal lasted eight years, and […]

I. INTRODUCTION One of the persistent challenges for appellate counsel is to receive a timely and accurate copy of the record on appeal.  The goal of this handout is to distill the various tactics to get these records, while also setting forth the various filing/service requirements unique to the Sixth District. Please note that the