"'  The only exception to this is that if a defendant appeals a conviction for a crime having multiple levels of offenses, where they are convicted on a lesser offense, the appeal is of the lesser offense; the conviction represents an acquittal of the more serious offenses.
"ðɪ ˈoʊnli ɛksˈɛpʃən tə ðɪs ɪz ðæt ɪf ɐ dᵻfˈɛndənt ɐpˈiːlz ɐ kənvˈɪkʃən fɚɹə kɹˈaɪm hˌævɪŋ mˌʌltɪpəl lˈɛvəlz ʌv əfˈɛnsᵻz, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ ɑːɹ kənvˈɪktᵻd ˌɔn ɐ lˈɛsɚɹ əfˈɛns, ðɪ ɐpˈiːl ɪz ʌvðə lˈɛsɚɹ əfˈɛns; ðə kənvˈɪkʃən ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnts ɐn ɐkwˈɪɾəl ʌvðə mˈoːɹ sˈɪɹiəs əfˈɛnsᵻz.