This whole legal conflama took six weeks to play out in court, and now Amber Heard is trying to fight the jury’s guilty verdict against her. In court documents obtained by Daily Mail, Heard filed an appeal, which if approved would mean that the case would be heard again by the next-highest court level. “We believe the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict consistent with the First Amendment,” a source working for Heard told TMZ. “We are therefore appealing the verdict. While we realize today’s filing will ignite the Twitter bonfires, there are steps we need to take to ensure both fairness and justice.”
But how likely is the appeal to go through, especially when you consider that her motion for a mistrial was struck down? In a report by Time magazine, their legal experts explained that the appellate courts are unlikely to “reassess credibility judgments made by juries,” which is exactly what the jury did in the Heard v. Johnny Depp case.
In any case, it looks like Depp’s team isn’t worried about this new filing. “The jury listened to the extensive evidence,” a spokesperson told Deadline. “And came to a clear and unanimous verdict that the defendant herself defamed Mr. Depp, in multiple instances. We remain confident in our case and that this verdict will stand.”
Nicki
