my son who is incarcerated,has sent an appeal...

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I'm so sorry youre having to go though this.

It must be extremely frustrating.

I can only speculate why the courts are taking so long.

Right now, covid has blogged down all the courts.  Many courts have been closed for a long time.

This has caused many months of being backed up.

Have you spoke to the attorney handling this case?  Have you asked him why it's taking so long?

You've spoken to her, what exactly did she say the time frame would be?

I'm sure you asked her/. "why is this taking so long" and her response was.......?

Ok, did you ask her... "how long can you expect for a response"

Well, you can call the court clerk and ask when you can expect a decision.

I know the courts are extremely backed up.

I also know less than 1% of cases are overturned on appeal........So appeals are great things to do, but they rarely get granted.  I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this.

I'm so sorry I can't give you a better answer but the clerk is the only person who might be able to guess.