When an Appellate Court Reviews Questions of Fact Resolved by a Lower

question 15

Multiple Choice

When an appellate court reviews questions of fact resolved by a lower court,the appellate court can disturb the decision of the lower court:

• A) only if the lower court applied the correct law and still made a mistake.
• B) only after providing deference to the lower court and finding plain error.
• C) only after conducting a de novo review and finding clear error.
• D) only after providing deference to the lower court and finding clear error.

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