what happens if appellate court upheld
Weeks and sometimes months later, the appellate court issues a written decision upholding or reversing a conviction. If a stateâs intermediate appellate court upholds a conviction, a defendant can appeal to the stateâs highest court and then to the U.S. Supreme Court. However, the higher appellate courts (the âsupremeâ courts) have discretionary jurisdiction, which means that they can decide not to review a case.