The basis for an appeal could be supported if _______________________________. Group of answer choices The accused didn't think the judge was being fair to him. If new evidence is now available that wasn't available at the trial. The trial judge made an error. The accused doesn't like the first judge and wants a new judge.

If an error was made by the judge or jury, then the accused may appeal the decision to a higher court. Group of answer choices True False

5In Potts [2012] the appeal against conviction failed because:the difference of opinion between the medical experts meant there were grounds for the jury to not accept there was a causal link between the appellant's behaviour and his mental conditionthe trial judge failed to direct the jury that they should make a value judgment and not just rely on medical opinionsthe appellant had not described hearing voices until giving evidence in the trialit was not proved that the appellant suffered from paranoid schizophrenia

Which of the following would not be grounds for an appeal? Group of answer choices The judge or jury made a mistake. The misapplication of a legal rule. An error made based on the admissibility of evidence. Any of the above may be grounds for an appeal.

Judges at the appellate court level decide on whether the lower court's ruling should be:Group of answer choicesBoth A and BreversedaffirmedNeither A nor B

If appellate court judges decide to remand a case they have heard, this means:Group of answer choicesthe appellate court refuses to hear the casethe jury has reached a decisionthe case is sent back the original court for a new trialthe original case outcome has been affirmed