If you are found guilty of a crime, you can appeal to a higher court. You can appeal against the decision that you are guilty. This is called a first appeal and you make it to the first appeal court.
If you are found guilty of disobeying a court, your appeal must follow the rules in subpart 5. You must bring your appeal under this subpart. This is a special rule for appeals about disobeying a court.
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A person convicted of an offence may appeal under this subpart to the first appeal court against the conviction.
An appeal against a finding that the convicted person is guilty of a contempt of court must be brought under subpart 5.
