State Court Decisions Flashcards
Written decisions rendered within the state court system are found in
Regional reporters
Publishing house responsible for publishing state court decisions divides _
US into regions
Illinois is contained within _ region
North Eastern
Written decisions from trial courts at state court level frequently are not
Published
If available at all, written decisions from trial courts are available at
Local court house
Some states publish certain
Trial court decisions
Any decision rendered by trial court judge is subject to being reviewed and
Potentially overturned
Decision rendered by trial court judge can be overturned by appellate court that has
Appellate jurisdiction over that trial court
The appellate can either _ or _ the trial court decision
Uphold
Reverse
The high court within that state generally has last words on
Cases tried within that state
Can be appealed to Supreme Court if case involves an issue of _ or _ law
Federal
Constitutional