Assertion: supreme court's jurisdiction | /r/CapableOf | exercise its discretion
Facets:
value: to accept appeals
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Until the creation of the court of appeals in 1980, the supreme court was also required to accept appeals from final decisions in criminal cases; now, however, the court of appeals fills this role, although the supreme court still has jurisdiction to exercise its discretion to accept appeals from decisions of the court of appeals (or upon certification from the court of appeals that the case involves a significant question of constitutional law or an issue of substantial public interest).