Criminal Code
Section 9.1004 — Trials; burden of proof; appeals.
(1) A person lawfully detained by the state and charged with committing any of the crimes described in this act or another law shall be afforded a trial before 1 randomly selected member of the Crown Council of Appeal or any other judicial entity provided for by law. A person described under this subsection shall be convicted of a charged crime only upon the demonstration of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, as determined by an appropriate trier of fact.
(2) A person lawfully convicted of a crime under this act or another law shall be entitled to not less than 1 appeal before a randomly selected panel of 3 members of the Crown Council of Appeal, which shall not include the original trier of fact described in subsection (1), or any other judicial entity provided for by law. In an appeal initiated under this subsection, the petitioner may do any of the following:
(a) Present new evidence.
(b) Raise questions of law, procedure, or due process.
(c) Assert another error on the part of the entity described in subsection (1) that is not otherwise barred under this act or another law and that may warrant the vacatur or overruling of a previous order or decision related to a conviction of a crime.