Under Appellate Rule 9, a party generally has the right to appeal a final judgment to the Indiana Court of Appeals. This order is the one that decides the case. However, an appeal has some very key limitations that are easy to misunderstand and miss when deciding to appeal. This blog post covers three important such issues that generally cannot be waived on appeal. First, if key evidence is not introduced at trial (for whatever reason) it cannot be in some way supplemental for the appeal. The appeal is limited to the testimony and exhibits admitted at trial. In criminal cases, ... Read More