A Constitutional Amendment to Correct the Appeals Clause
In the House of Representatives
August 18, 2024
Preamble: This amendment seeks to amend the Appeals Clause found in Article III to further define the State’s prerogative; established to be the ability to appeal criminal cases; to better clarify the original implication of such power.
Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and Senate of the State of Firestone in Congress here assembled that,
§1 - TITLE
(a) This constitutional amendment may be cited as, “A Constitutional Amendment to Correct the Appeals Clause”.
§2 - AMENDMENT
(a) Article III, §6(i) of the Firestone Constitution currently states: “In criminal cases, the defense shall always maintain the ability to file for appeal, the state may only appeal a criminal conviction if there was prejudicial misconduct against the state."
(b) Article III, §6(i) of the Firestone Constitution shall be amended to state: “In criminal cases, the defense shall always maintain the ability to file for appeal, whereas the state may only file for an appeal concerning the sentence of such cases.”
§3 - ENACTMENT
(a) This constitutional amendment shall be entered into effect immediately following its passage through the required process.
Chief Sponsor
Representative T_xom
Co-Sponsor
Solicitor General SerZhukov