Which of the Following Is Generally True About Federal Appellate

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is generally true about federal appellate court proceedings?

A) The appeals can come only from a U.S. district court.
B) New evidence can be introduced, so long as it relates to the evidence introduced in the original trial.
C) Appeals are usually heard by a three-judge panel rather than by all the judges of the court.
D) To avoid being improperly influenced by the lower court decision, the appellate court must make its own decision on the case without knowing the outcome in the original trial.
E) The appeals can only come from state supreme courts.