Teri_Kanefield, 7 months ago Someone asked: At what point is a motion so ridiculous that it gets the lawyer who filed it disbarred?" Disbarred would require knowingly (and probably repeatedly) lying. Sanctions can happen for frivolous filings, but this is rare in criminal cases or a cases when the government is going after an individual. Because of the power imbalance, defendants have a lot of latitude. Most criminal appeals in CA lose. I think the success rate is about 5%. Motions for mistrial are probably similar. 6
Someone asked: At what point is a motion so ridiculous that it gets the lawyer who filed it disbarred?"
Disbarred would require knowingly (and probably repeatedly) lying.
Sanctions can happen for frivolous filings, but this is rare in criminal cases or a cases when the government is going after an individual.
Because of the power imbalance, defendants have a lot of latitude.
Most criminal appeals in CA lose. I think the success rate is about 5%. Motions for mistrial are probably similar.
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