When an Appellate Court Reviews Questions of Fact Resolved by a Lower

Multiple Choice

When an appellate court reviews questions of fact resolved by a lower court, when can the appellate court disturb the decision of the lower court?

A) only if the lower court applied the correct law and still made a mistake
B) only after providing deference to the lower court and finding plain error
C) only after conducting a de novo review and finding clear error
D) only after providing deference to the lower court and finding clear error