CR-137 - Abandonment of Appeal (Misdemeanor)

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Abandonment of Appeal (Misdemeanor)

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Form ID: CR-137
Title: Abandonment of Appeal (Misdemeanor)
Effective Date: 2017-01-01
Mandatory Form: no
Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/CR-137
Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr137.pdf
Form Detail Page:
Abandonment of Appeal (Misdemeanor)
(CR-137)
Tells the court of appeal that a defendant no longer wants to continue with an appeal in a misdemeanor case.
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Effective: January 1, 2017
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Abandonment of Appeal  
(Misdemeanor)
CR-137, Page 1 of 2Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov 
Rev. January 1, 2017, Optional Form  
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.855
CR-137 Abandonment of Appeal 
(Misdemeanor)
Instructions
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.courts.ca.gov/forms.
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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 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.
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This form is only for abandoning (giving up) an appeal in a misdemeanor 
case. 
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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
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.
Appellate Division Case Number:
You fill in the appellate division case number (if 
you know it):
Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.
Your Information1
a.
Appellant’s lawyer (skip this if the appellant does not have a lawyer for this appeal):   b.
Name: State Bar number:
Street City State Zip
Street City State Zip
Phone: E-mail:
Fax:
Street address: 
Mailing address (if different): 
Mailing address (if different): 
Street address: 
Name of appellant (the party who is filing this appeal):             
Street City State Zip
Street City State Zip
Phone: E-mail:

I/my client filed a notice of appeal in the trial court case identified 
in the box on page 1 of this form.
Rev. January 1, 2017 CR-137, Page 2 of 2
By signing and filing this form, I abandon/my client abandons that appeal.
Signature of appellant or attorney
On (fill in the date):
Date:
Type or print your name
Abandonment of Appeal  
(Misdemeanor)
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3
Appellate Division 
Case Name: 
Appellate Division Case Number:

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  Form ID: CR-137 Title: Abandonment of Appeal (Misdemeanor) Effective Date: 2017-01-01 Mandatory Form: no Info Page: https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/jcc-form/CR-137 Primary Download URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/cr137.pdf Form Detail Page: Abandonment of Appeal (Misdemeanor) (CR-137) Tells the court …

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  Rev. January 1, 2017 CR-137, Page 2 of 2 By signing and filing this form, I abandon/my client abandons that appeal. Signature of appellant or attorney On (fill in the date): Date: Type or print your name Abandonment of Appeal (Misdemeanor) 2 3 Appellate Division Case Name: Appellate Division Case Number: