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udges in federal appellate courts determine whether

a case should be heard in federal court.
a defendant is innocent or guilty.
a lower court made an error in a case.
a case should go to the Supreme Court.

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a lower court made an error in a case.

Federal appellate judges review trial-court records and legal issues to decide whether legal error occurred; they do not hold trials to determine guilt, initiate jurisdictional decisions, or send cases to the Supreme Court.