What are the Rules of Appellate Procedure?
They are the rules that explain the procedure of how appeals are handled. The Rules contain information about deadlines for filing different documents in the different stages of the appeal. They also discuss the format for what the documents should look like. This includes paper size, page length, type size and the type of information that should be discussed. Copies of the Rules of Appellate Procedure are found in public libraries, law libraries in courthouses, and on the Internet on the Court System’s website. The Rules are modified regularly, sometimes every six months. Make sure you have the most recent version of the Appellate Rules.
