Free CR-137 Abandonment of Appeal (Misdemeanor) - California

CR-137
Instructions

Abandonment of Appeal (Misdemeanor)

Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.

· This form is only for abandoning (giving up) an appeal in a misdemeanor

case.
· Before you fill out this form, read Information on Appeal Procedures for

Misdemeanors (form CR-131-INFO) to know your rights and responsibilities. You can get form CR-131-INFO at any courthouse or county law library or online at www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms.
· Fill out this form and make a copy of the completed form for your records. · Take or mail the completed form to the appellate division clerk's office. It

You fill in the name and street address of the court that issued the judgment or order you are appealing:

Superior Court of California, County of

is a good idea to take or mail an extra copy to the clerk and ask the clerk to stamp it to show that the original has been filed.
You fill in the number and name of the trial court case in which you are appealing the judgment or order:

Trial Court Case Number:

Trial Court Case Name: The People of the State of California v.

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Your Information
a. Appellant (the party who filed this appeal): Name: Street address:
Street Street City

You fill in the appellate division case number (if you know it):

Appellate Division Case Number:

State City State

Zip Zip

Mailing address (if different): Phone: ( )

E-mail (optional):

b. Appellant's lawyer (skip this if the appellant does not have a lawyer for this appeal): Name: Street address:
Street

State Bar number:
City State Zip

Mailing address (if different):
Street City State Zip

Phone: (

) )

E-mail (optional):

Fax (optional): (
Judicial Council of California, www.courtinfo.ca.gov New January 1, 2009, Optional Form Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.855

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(Misdemeanor)

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Appellate Division Case Number:

Appellate Division Case Name:

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On (fill in the date): in the box on page 1 of this form.

I/my client filed a notice of appeal in the trial court case identified

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By signing and filing this form, I abandon/my client abandons that appeal.

Date:

Type or print your name

Signature of appellant or attorney

New January 1, 2009

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(Misdemeanor)

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