Court Structure

 In the state of Mississippi, the  criminal cases that are appealed from the court of criminal appeals goes to this court afterwards

• courts of last resort

• lower courts

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. District Courts

The final court to hear appeals at the state level

 

• U.S. District Courts

• U.S Supreme Court

• Courts of Last Resort

• Appellate courts

The lower courts at the federal level are called

• U.S. District Courts

•  

  U..S Court of Appeals

• U.S Supreme Court

• Courts of general jurisdiction

When the U.S. Supreme court makes decisions on court cases, those cases become:

• Documentation

• Important court cases

• Law

• Precedent

What types of state courts are mostly organized at the town, municipal, or county level? 

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  Appellate courts

•   Courts of Last Resort

•   Courts of general jurisdiction

•   Lower courts

What state court review issues of law and fact appealed from the trial courts? 

•   Courts of last resorts

•   Courts of general jurisdiction

• Lower courts

•   Appellate courts

What courts can order a new trial? 

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  Courts of Last Resort

•   Appellate courts

•   Lower courts

•   Courts of general jurisdiction

What federal court is the primary trial court of the U.S. system?

• U..S Court of Appeals

• U.S. District Courts

• U.S Supreme Court

•   Lower courts

How many terms can judges serve in the courts of general jurisdiction?

• 8

• 6

• 10

• 4

This state court have general authority to conduct trials and pre-trial activities in all criminal cases

•   Appellate courts

•   Courts of last resorts

•   Lower courts

• Courts of general jurisdiction