appeal court
Higher tribunal venue
An appeal court is a court that reviews decisions made by lower courts.
It doesn't retry cases but examines whether legal errors occurred in the original proceedings.
Also called an appellate court or court of appeals: The defense plans to take the case to the appeal court.
- legal precedentPrior ruling with authority
- judicial reviewCourts invalidating unconstitutional acts
- burden of proofDuty to prove allegations
- constitutional challengesCourt cases testing governmental powers
- judgeOne who decides
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- courtsmagistrates, tribunals
- legal casescivil case, landmark cases, criminal case, federal case, civil cases
- appealscase law, legal precedents, judicial review, reported cases, legal judgments
- Court Procedureadjournment, civil procedure, trial procedure, trial process, criminal procedure
- lawsuitslawsuit, litigation, civil suit, suit, case
- Roman LawRoman law, Corpus Juris Civilis, Justinian Code, Twelve Tables, Digest
judicial hierarchy
appeal courttrial court
First-level judicial forum
lower court · district court · county court · municipal court · circuit court
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