The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
Article Title
Abstract
A criminal appeal that is deemed frivolous is summarily dismissed without further judicial consideration. The frequency of findings of frivolousness in the Fifth Circuit has caused concern among appellate practitioners and has even led to sanctions against practitioners. This article analyzes the Fifth Circuit’s frivolousness standard.
Recommended Citation
Brent E. Newton,
When Reasonable Jurists Could Disagree: The Fifth Circuit's Misapplication of the Frivolousness Standard,
3 J. App. Prac. & Process 157
(2001).
Available at: https://lawrepository.ualr.edu/appellatepracticeprocess/vol3/iss1/9
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