Match the correct court term with the definition concerning the appeals process

Column 1:
discretionary appeal
direct appeal
trial de novo
habeas corpus

Column 2:
an appeal that is authorized by law
a type of appeal in which the appellate court holds a new trial as if the prior trial never occurred
an appeal that will be heard only if the reviewing court agrees to do so
a means of challenging the constitutionality of one?s confinement, best viewed as an alternative to appealing


Column 1: direct appeal
Column 2: an appeal that is authorized by law

Column 1: discretionary appeal
Column 2: an appeal that will be heard only if the reviewing court agrees to do so

Column 1: trial de novo
Column 2: a type of appeal in which the appellate court holds a new trial as if the prior trial never occurred

Column 1: habeas corpus
Column 2: a means of challenging the constitutionality of one?s confinement, best viewed as an alternative to appealing

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