State Appeals

Attorney Paul D. Cramm - Appellate Practice

If you need to appeal your aggravated assault conviction or cocaine distribution sentence to the Kansas State Court of Appeals, or if you need a petition for further review to the Kansas Supreme Court, contact my Olathe criminal defense law firm for a free consultation about your options on appeal.

I have extensive experience handling criminal appeals. While trying my own cases, I'm able to control the development of my own record on appeal and take advantage of what appear to me to be the appealable errors made by the trial judge or the prosecutor. In handling the appeal of cases defended by other lawyers at the trial court level, I'm able to bring a fresh set of eyes to the issues developed and presented at trial. In either case, my appellate brief is always based on a rigorous review of the entire record of the pretrial and trial proceedings, as well as on thorough and incisive legal research.

Among the issues I can consider for assignment of error in a Kansas criminal appeal are the following:

• Mistakes in rulings on pretrial suppression or severance motions
• Errors in evidentiary rulings to admit or reject evidence
• Misinterpretations of Kansas criminal statutes
• Prejudicial remarks of prosecutors, court officials, or the trial judge
• Mistakes in the jury instructions
• Errors in the application of the sentencing guidelines or the calculation of criminal history points

Because it's usually necessary to show that the errors in the conduct of the trial actually worked to the disadvantage of the defendant, I'm always careful to show exactly why the errors assigned should result in the reversal of your conviction or the recalculation of your sentence. I present your strongest arguments in a tightly reasoned and clearly presented argument that keeps its focus on the main objective - demonstrating why you're entitled to the specific relief sought.

If you need an experienced, conscientious, and creative Kansas appellate attorney, contact me in Olathe for a free consultation.