BUL 3130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Appellate Jurisdiction, Jury Trial, Bench Trial
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The parties present evidence and call witnesses to testify. Referred to as courts of common pleas or county courts by state court systems. Federal system calls them district courts: courts of appellate jurisdiction (appellate courts)- have the power to review previous judicial decisions to determine whether trial courts erred in their decisions. The judges review transcripts of trial court proceedings. Handle primarily questions of law, not questions of fact: question of law: an issue concerning the interpretation or application of a law. Only judges can decide on them: question of fact: a question about an event or characteristic in a case. Determined in the trial court: bench trial: trial with no jury; judge decides questions of fact, appellate (cid:272)ou(cid:396)ts (cid:272)a(cid:374) o(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:396)ule t(cid:396)ial (cid:272)ou(cid:396)ts" de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)s o(cid:374) (cid:395)uestio(cid:374)s of fa(cid:272)t, o(cid:374)l(cid:455) (cid:449)he(cid:374) the. Jury trial: jury decides questions of fact t(cid:396)ial (cid:272)ou(cid:396)t"s fi(cid:374)di(cid:374)g does(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e suppo(cid:396)ti(cid:374)g e(cid:448)ide(cid:374)ce or is erroneous.
