When I was in the appellate division of the USAO SDFL, back in the early 80s, we would get very long, elaborate statements of the case. Our answer brief typically said:
"Appellant Jon My was found guilty of conspiracy to bore everyone to death, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1111 (DE 1291). He was sentenced to 120 years in prison, a fine of $2.65, and 5 years of supervised release (DE 1983). Notice of Appeal was timely filed (DE 2255).
If there was an important motion that was litigated in the district court and a subject of the appeal, we would include a short reference to it such as.
"Appellant filed a motion to dismiss on the grounds that agents of the Bureau of Land Management, conducted a warrantless search of Appellant's backyard and discovered a 900-page manuscript entitled "A Practitioners Guide to the Blue Book." (DE 1060). That motion was denied after a three-week hearing and the court's order is the subject of argument II on appeal (Initial Br. p. 260).
Nothing more was really needed, especially because we were the appellee.
When I was in the appellate division of the USAO SDFL, back in the early 80s, we would get very long, elaborate statements of the case. Our answer brief typically said:
"Appellant Jon My was found guilty of conspiracy to bore everyone to death, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1111 (DE 1291). He was sentenced to 120 years in prison, a fine of $2.65, and 5 years of supervised release (DE 1983). Notice of Appeal was timely filed (DE 2255).
If there was an important motion that was litigated in the district court and a subject of the appeal, we would include a short reference to it such as.
"Appellant filed a motion to dismiss on the grounds that agents of the Bureau of Land Management, conducted a warrantless search of Appellant's backyard and discovered a 900-page manuscript entitled "A Practitioners Guide to the Blue Book." (DE 1060). That motion was denied after a three-week hearing and the court's order is the subject of argument II on appeal (Initial Br. p. 260).
Nothing more was really needed, especially because we were the appellee.