After the Clerk of the Appellate Court mails the printed Record to both parties, the defendant has 30 days (60 days in a capital case) to file a brief, which is a written legal argument, in support of the legal errors raised in the Record. The State’s attorney then has 30 days (60 days in a capital case) to file a brief responding to the defendant’s brief. Courts may grant extensions of time, often 30 days.