Regarding to appellate courts, there are states in which the only appellate court is the state's supreme court. Not to mention, that there are some appeals that cannot be declined, such as, death sentences. However, "states can also permit their appellate courts to choose which appeals they will hear in certain categories of cases." (Adler, Mueller, & Laufer, 2012). Also, there are some misunderstanding when it comes to appellate courts, ' a big misunderstanding about the appellate courts is that they simply rehear the case over again, evidence and all. But the truth is that appellate courts do not rehear the facts of the case. Appellate