When a case reaches an appellate court, __________.
A. judges and a jury start a de novo trial
B. the jury provides an opinion to help the judges determine the innocence or guilt of a defendant
C. judges can overturn the decisions of lower courts as long as they get a majority vote from the original jurists to do so
D. judges review the case to determine whether the lower courts conformed to constitutional and statutory law
Answer: D
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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