Either or both spouses can appeal a trial court judge's decision to a higher (appellate or appeals) court, but it is unusual for an appeals court to overturn a judge's decision in a divorce case. Nevertheless, the following paragraphs contain an overview of the appeals process.
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. â A 31-year-old Henrico sheriff's deputy is facing a felony charge for allegedly having sex with an inmate. True Asia Daniels was charged with having carnal knowledge of an inmate. Sheriff Mike Wade said it allegedly happened in the medical section of the Henrico jail where the Daniels was assigned.
Eleven years before Rosa Parks, Irene Morgan was arrested in Virginia for refusing to give her bus seat to a white passenger. She was convicted on October 18, 1944 at the Middlesex County Circuit Court, but appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court where her conviction was upheld.