The document submitted to an appellate court summarizing the legal posture and factual background of a case and the legal authorities that support a reversal of the trial court’s ruling is known as _____

a. a petition for a writ of habeas corpus
b. an appellant’s law brief
c. an appellee’s law brief
d. a motion for a new trial


ANS: B

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