Katrina Is a Judge in the Manitoba Court of Appeal

question 67

Multiple Choice

Katrina is a judge in the Manitoba Court of Appeal.She is currently deciding a case regarding the rights of mothers to their unborn children.Which of the following is true in regards to Katrina's decision?

• A)The rule of law states that Katrina must use both laws and her personal opinions to decide the case.
• B)Katrina should consider decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States to be binding.
• C)Katrina must not contradict her own court if a similar case has been decided in the Court of Appeal.
• D)The doctrine of precedent states that Katrina must decide the case as it has been decided in the past.
• E)The doctrine of precedent states that Katrina is only bound by decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada.

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