American trial courts are highly decentralized. This means that:
A) the federal government dictates their policies.
B) the state government runs all trial courts.
C) each jurisdiction decides on how to run their courts.
D) judges and their staff do not share offices.
E) different judges hear the guilt portion of the trial than the sentencing portion.
C
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