In a state’s judicial branch, the supreme court hears appeals

It comes from lower courts since it couldn't be resolved. So the higher court then take ahold of the case solving it.

Explanation:

The supreme courts is the highest court that exist within the judicial branch. A case could only brought to supreme court if the case couldn't be solved/settled from all the previous courts.

from higher courts

Explanation:

so the story tells of someone named kaushik choudhuri, but he does not narrate the story, a girl named hema does. hema tells the story in a second person point of view because you (the reader) are supposed to be the boy named kaushik.

here's an excerpt i found: "i was ushered into the fitting room, your mother watching approvingly as i took off my coat and sweater and tried on the bra."

source:

“i think it is very plausible that if there are five votes to end the death penalty, it could be with the people who are on the court right now,” - smith

so basically it is not clearly and consistently imposed