Terms Used In Missouri Laws 512.130

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

The transcript on appeal shall be filed with, and the action transferred to, the appellate court within ninety days from the date of filing of the notice of appeal, except that, when more than one appeal is taken from the same judgment or order to the same appellate court, the trial court may prescribe the time for filing and transferring, which in no event shall be less than ninety days from the date of filing of the first notice of appeal.