The State’s Appellate Manual is a comprehensive look at the State’s side of criminal appeals. Starting with timelines all the way through motions for rehearing, the manual covers: motions for new trial; notices of appeal; abatement; record on appeal; reply briefs; oral argument; petitions for discretionary review; writs of certiorari; mandamus; State’s appeals; and writs of habeas corpus. Editors Alan Curry and Gail McConnell are longtime appellate specialists in prosecutors’ offices. Alan Curry is an assistant district attorney in Harris County, and Gail McConnell is an assistant criminal district attorney in Montgomery County.