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Section/Rule:
30.01

Subject:
Rule 30 - Rules of Criminal Procedure - Appellate Procedure in All Criminal Cases A. Criminal Proceedings Pending Before a Circuit Judge
Publication / Adopted Date:
June 13, 1979

Topic:
Right To and Manner of Appeal
Revised / Effective Date:
January 1, 2017

30.01. Right To and Manner of Appeal

(a) Right to Appeal. After the rendition of final judgment in a criminal case, every party shall be entitled to any appeal permitted by law. Appeals may be taken as provided in Rule 81.04 and Rule 81.08.

(b) Jointly or Separately. Codefendants may join in an appeal or any one or more of them may appeal separately.

(c) Trial Court Clerk's Duty to Notify Attorney General and Director of Corrections. If a defendant appeals from a felony conviction or a petitioner or the state appeals from an order in a post-conviction proceeding, the clerk of the trial court shall serve the notice of appeal on the attorney general as prescribed by Rule 43.01. In any case where the death penalty has been imposed, notification of the filing of the notice of appeal shall also be sent to the director of the department of corrections.

(Adopted Jun. 13, 1979, eff. Jan. 1, 1980. Amended Mar. 29, 1983, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; May 15, 1984, eff. Oct. 1, 1984; Sept. 30, 1985, eff. Jul. 1, 1986; Jun. 23, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1988; Jun. 16, 1989, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; May 27, 1999, eff. January 1, 2000; Jun. 17, 2004, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Jun. 21, 2005, eff. January 1, 2006; Jun. 28, 2011, eff. January 1, 2012; May 19, 2016, eff. Jan. 1, 2017. )

COMMITTEE NOTE - 1980