Step-by-step explanation:
B. They verify that lower state courts have acted appropriately.
The purpose of state appellate courts is to review decisions made by lower state courts. Appellate courts do not retry cases or allow criminals a second chance to plead innocence. Instead, they review the decisions made by lower courts to ensure that they followed the law and that the defendant's rights were not violated. Appellate courts do not create new laws, but they may interpret existing laws in new ways. Finally, appellate courts do not allow the accused to bypass lower courts and grand juries. Defendants must first go through the lower court system before they can appeal to a higher court.