Courts with only original jurisdiction (i.e., a trial court) hear and resolve cases heard for the first time based only upon the facts that are presented in evidence before

Question

Courts with only original jurisdiction (i.e., a trial court) hear and resolve cases heard for the first time based only upon the facts that are presented in evidence before

	a.     an appellate court.
	b.     a special prosecutor.
	c.     an adjudication hearing.
	d.     a dispute resolution hearing.
	e.     the “tryer of fact” (the jury or the judge).

Answer 1

Hello: cases with original jurisdiction are overwhelmingly heard in federal district courts. The parties present their cases to the judge, who then makes a decision. At that point, the facts in front of all judges are frozen unless there's a remand. That's why you hear lawyers saying they need to say or admit something "for the record"-that record refers to the facts that came out in the district court, which appellate judges can review, but neither party can change. Appellate courts review the legal decisions (was there reasonable suspicion that the car driving with an expired license plate was stolen?) but not factual decisions (what time of night did the stop happen? How fast was the car going? What could the officer see?).