Martha "Shuffles" Hershey is arrested for soliciting prostitution from a minor, a 17-year-old male in her small beach resort villa and kidnapping (transportation of a minor across state lines). Having paid the minor for sexual favors, she escorted him across state lines. At the time, Martha was 47 years old and had two kids; her husband had recently divorced her because of infidelity. Given this

basic information of the case, answer the following questions.?Assuming Ms. Hershey was found guilty and her lawyer appeals the ruling because of a judicial misinterpretation of the law, a ________ would hear the appeal first.

A) ?Supreme Court
B) ?U.S. circuit court
C) ?U.S. court of last resort
D) ?U.S. court of petitions
E) ?U.S. trial court


B

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