Supreme Court Rules

First Adopted: June 13, 1979

Most Recently Effective: July 01, 1986

Rule 30 A | Rules of Criminal Procedure | Appellate Procedure in All Criminal Cases | Criminal Proceedings Pending Before a Circuit Judge

30.02 | Interlocutory Appeal by State

If the state is permitted by law to appeal an order or judgment that is not a final judgment, the appeal shall be prosecuted in the same manner as an appeal from a final judgment, except as follows:

(a) no such appeal shall be effective unless the notice of appeal shall be filed within the time provided by the statute authorizing the appeal;

(b) the record on appeal shall be filed in the appellate court within fifteen days after the notice of appeal is filed in the circuit court; and

(c) appellant's brief shall be filed within thirty days of the filing of the record on appeal; respondent's brief shall be filed within twenty days of the filing of the appellant's brief; and appellant's reply brief, if any, shall be filed within ten days of the filing of the respondent's brief.

Committee Note – 1980

This is substantially the same as prior Rule 28.04.


(Adopted June 13, 1979, effective January 1, 1980. Amended September 30, 1985, effective July 1, 1986.)
Back to top