Winning on Appeal

A conviction at trial is not the end of the road. The appellate process offers multiple avenues to challenge convictions, sentences, and constitutional violations that occurred during the investigation, trial, or sentencing phase of a federal or state criminal case.

George J. Vila has successfully appealed convictions before the Third District Court of Appeal (State) and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (Federal), achieving reversal of trial court judgments and obtaining new trials for clients.

Appellate and Post-Conviction Services

• Direct appeals to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• Direct appeals to Florida's Third District Court of Appeal
• 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motions to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence
• 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petitions
• Ineffective assistance of counsel claims
• Brady/Giglio violations — prosecutorial misconduct
• Newly discovered evidence motions
• Compassionate release motions (18 U.S.C. § 3582)
• Sentence reduction motions under Amendment 821