CAS 403 Study Guide - Certiorari, Hyperbole, Name Calling
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No new evidence only problems/issues with legal errors or mistakes during trial. Federal system courts: u. s. district court = trial court, u. s. court of appeals (circuts) = intermediate court, u. s. supreme court = discretionary court. Petition of writ of certiorari: oral argument. Went up all levels of the federal court system. State system pennsylvania: court of common pleas = trial court, commonwealth/superior court = intermediate court, pa supreme court = discretionary court. ***if all state courts are exhausted you can petition to the ussc**** Pleas bargaining occurs: can change sentence and outcome. Equity order to stop/start ** the decision is the remedy if the law has no proper remedy in place** Statutory law made by the house or congress. Constitutional law based on issues found in state or federal constitution. Majority opinion court"s opinion: 5 or more in the ussc. Concurrence agree with outcome but have a different reason for the opinion.
