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I was convicted by jury on the 8th of dec. my att. quit on me that day. he never informed me of my rights on motions or appeal. he gave me a card of another att. of whom I tried to contact for weeks . I finally got ahold of them on 6th of January. but got no answers from him. this is in Utah. I have evidence to prove my innocence that my att. would not let me submit. I am indeed innocent. can I file for new trial? appeal? please help me with info on this I don't have much time. I sentence on the 27th of Jan.
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A motion for a new trial must be filed within 14 days after sentencing. See Utah Cim. Rule 24.
An appeal must be filed 30 days after sentencing.
I just filed two of these.
Good luck.
Answered on Jan 15th, 2016 at 6:25 AM
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