What is an appeal?

An appeal is a legal process, available in California, that allows someone to challenge an earlier legal decision of a court. It is when a higher court reviews the decision of a lower court and determines whether a mistake was made and if the decision should be overturned. An appeal must be filed within a certain amount of time after the decision has been made. The party filing the appeal needs to explain why the decision should be overturned, and the higher court will then review the case, the decisions made by the lower court and the arguments of the appealing party. If the higher court finds that a mistake was made and that the decision should be changed, it will issue a new decision. If the higher court agrees with the decision of the lower court, then the original decision becomes final and cannot be challenged again. This means that the original decision stands and cannot be overturned. When an appeal is made, it is up to the higher court to decide whether to accept the appeal or not. If the court decides to accept the appeal, then the process of determining whether the decision was made correctly begins. If the court decides not to accept the appeal then the decision of the lower court stands as the final decision.

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