Judge or jury applies the law to the facts and decides the outcome. Generally no written decision is issued. Losing party may appeal. A case may be appealed to an intermediate appellate court and ultimately to a court of last resort. 2.No new evidence is presented.
Court determines if the trial court erred.
Written decision is issued by the court, but is not necessarily published. C. State court system 1. Differs from state to state. Every state has trial court, usually at city or county level. Often though only two tiers.