When an appellate court reviews questions of fact resolved by a lower court, when can the appellate court disturb the decision of the lower court?

a. only if the lower court applied the correct law and still made a mistake
b. only after providing deference to the lower court and finding plain error
c. only after conducting a de novo review and finding clear error
d. only after providing deference to the lower court and finding clear error


d

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What will be an ideal response?

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