court of appeals
noun phrase
often capitalized C&A
: a court hearing appeals from the decisions of lower courts
called also court of appeal
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Puget Sound city These included tens of thousands in clerk fees, printing fees, docket fees, court of appeals fees, interpreter fees, honorary court costs, a court tax and an exit tax on the settlement, the documents show – and more than $100,000 more directly to the government entities.
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Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
The trial court had initially dismissed the charge for possession of child pornography in 2012, but the state's court of appeals reinstated the charge in 2014.
—Joseph Diaz, ABC News, 26 July 2024
But a court of appeal overturned the ruling, meaning the four men must remain in Romania until their trial.
—Louis Mian, CNN, 16 July 2024
The Guardian reported that Lee’s testimony was not admitted by the court of appeal, with judges ruling that Letby’s attorney’s could have called him during the trial and that the skin discoloration was not the only piece of evidence used by witnesses to indicate an embolism.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
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Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
The trial court had initially dismissed the charge for possession of child pornography in 2012, but the state's court of appeals reinstated the charge in 2014.
—Joseph Diaz, ABC News, 26 July 2024
But a court of appeal overturned the ruling, meaning the four men must remain in Romania until their trial.
—Louis Mian, CNN, 16 July 2024
The Guardian reported that Lee’s testimony was not admitted by the court of appeal, with judges ruling that Letby’s attorney’s could have called him during the trial and that the skin discoloration was not the only piece of evidence used by witnesses to indicate an embolism.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
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