Legal Question in DUI Law in Massachusetts
appeal cost for DUI case transcript
First can you return a transcript for an appeal of a dui case and get your money back? Second about how much would a lawyer charge for an appeal of a case that they just did and lost? The defendant was found not guilty of being impaired to drive and guilty of being over the legal limit, blood alcohol? The lawyer himself said that we got screwed.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: appeal cost for DUI case transcript
You cannot return them for money back... the cost is the cost of preparing the transcript from the audio recording.
An appeal is a very different animal from a trial and is governed by different Rules and Legal Standards for review of the court's rulings of law. They are detail oriented and time consuming and - depending on the issue being appealed, can be expensive.