Which of the Following Is Generally True About Federal Appellate

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is generally true about federal appellate court proceedings?

• A) The appeals can come only from a U.S. district court.
• B) New evidence can be introduced, so long as it relates to the evidence introduced in the original trial.
• C) Appeals are usually heard by a three-judge panel rather than by all the judges of the court.
• D) To avoid being improperly influenced by the lower court decision, the appellate court must make its own decision on the case without knowing the outcome in the original trial.
• E) The appeals can only come from state supreme courts.

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