Opinion ID: 1668310
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: appeal as of right how taken when taken

Text: (a) In all cases, both civil and criminal, in which an appeal is permitted by law as of right to the Supreme Court, there shall be one procedure for perfecting such appeal. That procedure is prescribed in this rule. All statutes, rules or decisions in conflict with this rule shall be of no further force or effect. (b) In all cases in which an appeal is permitted by law of right to the Supreme Court, the party or parties taking the appeal shall file a notice of appeal with the clerk of the court whose judgment, order or decree is being appealed within 30 days after the date of entry of the judgment, order or decree. A copy of the notice of appeal shall be served upon all other parties in the case and upon the court reporter. (c) The notice of appeal shall specify the party or parties taking the appeal and shall designate the judgment, order or decree, or part thereof, appealed from. An appeal shall not be dismissed for informality of form or title of the notice of appeal. (d) A notice of appeal filed after the announcement of a decision or order but before the entry of the judgment, order or decree shall be treated as filed after such entry and on the day thereof. (e) If a timely notice of appeal is filed by a party, any other party may file a notice of appeal within 14 days after the date on which the first notice of appeal was filed, or within the time otherwise prescribed by this Rule 48, whichever period last expires. (f) If a timely motion under the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure is filed in the trial court by any party: (i) for judgment under Rule 50(b); (ii) under Rule 52(b) to amend or make additional findings of fact, whether or not an alteration of the judgment would be required if the motion is granted; (iii) under Rule 59 to alter or amend the judgment; or (iv) under Rule 59 for a new trial, the time for appeal for all parties shall run from the entry of the order denying a new trial or granting or denying any other such motion. A notice of appeal filed before the disposition of any of the above motions shall have no effect. A new notice of appeal must be filed within the prescribed time measured from the entry of the order disposing of the motion as provided above. (g) If a timely motion under the Uniform Criminal Rules of Circuit Court Practice is filed in the trial court by the defendant (i) for judgment of acquittal notwithstanding the verdict of the jury, or (ii) for a new trial under Rule 5.16, the time for appeal for all parties shall run from the entry of the order denying such motion. A notice of appeal filed before the disposition of any of the above motions shall have no effect. A new notice of appeal must be filed within the prescribed time measured from the entry of the order disposing of the motion as provided above. Notwithstanding anything in this rule to the contrary, in criminal cases the 30 day period shall run from the date of the denial of any motion contemplated by this subparagraph (g), or from the date of imposition of sentence, whichever occurs later. (h)(1) Within the same 30 day period for which provision is made under subparagraph (b) of this rule, as the same may be enlarged or extended as provided by subparagraph (f) or subparagraph (g), whichever may be applicable, the party taking the appeal shall estimate the cost of preparation of the record on appeal, including, but not limited to, the cost of the preparation of the transcript, and shall deposit said sum with the clerk of the court whose judgment, order or decree has been appealed. The appellant should immediately thereafter file with the clerk of the trial court his certificate setting forth the facts of his compliance with this subparagraph and should serve a copy of said certificate upon all other parties and upon the court reporter. An appeal shall not be dismissed for informality in the form or contents of this certificate nor for the timing of its filing. (2) The court reporter shall immediately upon appellant's compliance with subparagraph (h)(1) commence preparation of the transcript. If dissatisfied with the amount tendered, either the clerk of the trial court or the court reporter may apply for an increase to the trial court which, after reasonable advance notice and opportunity to be heard having been afforded all parties, and for good cause shown, may order the amount of the deposit increased. The party taking the appeal shall comply with any such order within 14 days of the date of entry. The deposit and any such order shall be provisional, subject to adjustment after the transcript has been completed and the actual cost thereof ascertained. (i) Appeals may be taken in forma pauperis where such is allowed by law. Where a party desires to proceed in forma pauperis, he shall, within the same 30 day period for which provision is made under paragraph (b) of this rule, as the same may be enlarged or extended as provided by subparagraph (f) or subparagraph (g), whichever may be applicable, file with the clerk of the trial court his application for leave to so proceed. If leave to proceed in forma pauperis be granted, subparagraph (h) of this rule thereupon becomes inoperative as to that appeal. If leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, the appellant shall within 14 days of entry of the order denying such leave estimate the cost of preparation of the transcript and shall deposit said sum with the clerk of the court whose judgment, order or decree has been appealed. Thereupon, the remainder of subparagraph (h) of this rule shall be fully operative. (j) In the case of parties under a disability of infancy or unsoundness of mind, the various periods of time for which provision is made in this rule and within which periods of time action must be taken shall not begin to run until the date on which the disability of any such party shall have been removed. However, in cases where the appellant infant or person of unsound mind was a plaintiff or complainant, and in cases where such a person was a party defendant and there had been appointed for him or her a guardian ad litem, appeals to this Court shall be taken in the manner prescribed in this rule within two years of the entry of the order, judgment or decree which would cause to commence the running of the thirty (30) day time period for all other appellants as provided in this rule. [See Miss. Code Ann. § 11-51-5 (Supp. 1982)]. (k) A stay of the enforcement of the judgment, order or decree appealed from, with or without supersedeas bond, may be obtained as otherwise provided by law. If the other provisions of this rule be complied with, the appeal has been perfected without regard to whether stay or supersedeas has been applied for or the timing of such application. (1) This rule shall govern all appeals as of right from judgments, orders or decrees entered from and after January 1, 1984.