American Civilization: An Introduction by Mauk David C & Mauk David C. & Oakland John & Oakland John

Author:Mauk, David C & Mauk, David C. & Oakland, John & Oakland, John [Mauk, David C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780415481625
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2013-01-10T23:00:00+00:00

juvenile or family courts, which hear domestic, juvenile and delinquency cases,

probate courts, which rule on wills and hear claims against estates, and

criminal courts, which determine criminal cases.

Criminal (except misdemeanors) and some civil cases will be heard before a judge and jury.

About three-quarters of the states have intermediate appeal courts which hear appeals from lower courts. But the highest court is the State Supreme Court,which hears civil and criminal appeals from inferior state courts and can employ judicial review. Federal and constitutional matters may be appealed from this court to the US Supreme Court and some criminal cases can be appealed to the federal district courts.

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