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70 Vand. L. Rev. 1939 (2017)
State Criminal Appeals Revealed

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State Criminal Appeals Revealed


                    Michael Heise*
                    Nancy J. King**
                  Nicole A. Heise***


INTRODUCTION............................................
I.    PRIOR RESEARCH  ON CRIMINAL APPEALS  OUTCOMES.......
II.   DATA, METHODOLOGY,   AND RESEARCH  DESIGN.........
      A.    Variables.................................
            1.    Dependent  Variables.................
            2.    Independent Variables    ................
                  a.     Case and Claim Variables .......
                  b.     Court Variables ..........  .......
                  c.    Appellate Process and Advocacy


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                         Variables    ....................... 1951
III.  RESULTS  & DISCUSSION              ....................... 1952
      A .   D escriptive R esults............................................... 1952
      B .   R egression R esults  ............................................... 1957
             1.    First Appeals of Right ............................... 1958
             2.    Courts of Last Resort ................................ 1961
      C .   D iscussion ............................................................  1965
            1.     Comparison to Prior Studies ..................... 1965
            2.     Sentencing Challenges and Sentencing
                   C laim s.......................................................  1965
            3.    Representation and Anders Briefs............. 1966
            4.     California and Florida Appeals ................. 1967
            5.     Crime Types Generally.............................. 1968
            6.    Elected Judges, Oral Argument, Opinions,
                  and Reply Briefs........................................ 1968
            7.    Claim s Generally ...................................... 1968
C O N CLU SIO N ..............................................................................  1969


*  Professor, Cornell Law School.
** Speir Professor, Vanderbilt University Law School.
   A.B., 2013, Amherst College; J.D. Candidate, 2018, University of Chicago Law School.
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