What is the difference between a civil and criminal appeal?

In New Hampshire, the main difference between civil and criminal appeals lies in the parties, kinds of cases, and remedies they typically involve. A civil appeal is a type of legal dispute between two or more private parties, and the court can award monetary damages or other remedies when the dispute is resolved. Common civil appeals involve personal injury, contract disputes, property damage, and other disagreements between people or organizations. A criminal appeal is a dispute between a defendant and the State. The court can order the defendant to serve time in jail, pay fines, or do community service when the dispute is resolved. Criminal appeals involve issues of criminal law, such as traffic violations, DUI, domestic violence, and more serious offenses. In both civil and criminal appeals, the parties can ask a higher court to review a decision that was made in a lower court. This is known as an appeal. The court may agree to review the case and will decide whether the lower court made the right decision or not. Depending on the circumstances, either the civil or the criminal appeal may result in the court making a different ruling.

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