trial court
noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
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Appeals courts hear cases from trial courts to determine whether any legal errors were made.
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Alexandria Sands, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals must now decide whether to remand the case back to the trial court, where Levy’s new findings would be presented and entered into evidence.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2024
Because the trial court erred in sentencing Green, he was taken off of death row.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
The trial court put the case on hold, but with the Supreme Court ruling, the case is back on the docket, with briefs due at the trial court over the next two months.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
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Alexandria Sands, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals must now decide whether to remand the case back to the trial court, where Levy’s new findings would be presented and entered into evidence.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2024
Because the trial court erred in sentencing Green, he was taken off of death row.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
The trial court put the case on hold, but with the Supreme Court ruling, the case is back on the docket, with briefs due at the trial court over the next two months.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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