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. In fact, in New York, the trial court is called the Supreme Court, and highest court is Court of Appeals. 5. State appellate opinions are generally reported in commercial reporters. West publishes regional reporters which group appellate decisions of several states together into various regional reporters. D. Federal court system 1.