on appeal
idiom
—when the judgment of a lower court on a case is reviewed by a higher court
Her conviction was reversed on appeal.
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Cannon has shown an eagerness to delve into a host of legal issues raised by the defense, including some that are more commonly raised on appeal in other cases.
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Perry Stein, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
Trump could challenge that last jury instruction on appeal, arguing jurors should have been required to be unanimous about what kind of unlawful behavior was involved in the election conspiracy.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 16 June 2024
Mosby’s team also will argue on appeal that the jury at her second trial was improperly allowed to consider the perjury convictions from the first trial as evidence against Mosby, according to the motion.
—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
This matters because, while there are some plausible legal arguments Trump could raise on appeal, these arguments largely turn on the proper way to understand New York’s laws.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 5 June 2024
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Perry Stein, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
Trump could challenge that last jury instruction on appeal, arguing jurors should have been required to be unanimous about what kind of unlawful behavior was involved in the election conspiracy.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 16 June 2024
Mosby’s team also will argue on appeal that the jury at her second trial was improperly allowed to consider the perjury convictions from the first trial as evidence against Mosby, according to the motion.
—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
This matters because, while there are some plausible legal arguments Trump could raise on appeal, these arguments largely turn on the proper way to understand New York’s laws.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 5 June 2024
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“On appeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20appeal. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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