Why must a judge in a Minnesota Superior Court follow the precedent set by a judge sitting on the Colorado Court of Appeals in a case involving the theft of a motor vehicle?
A. The Minnesota court judge must abide by the Colorado judge's decision because the facts in the Colorado case are more compelling
than those in the Minnesota case.
B. the Minnesota judge does not need to abide by the precedent set in the Colorado Court of Appeals because the two courts exist in
separate and unrelated state jurisdictions
C. The Minnesota judge sits in a lower court than an appellate judge; therefore, the lower-court judge must abide by the ruling of the higher court.
D. the Minnesota judge does not need to abide by the Colorado judge's decision; in fact, the Colorado judge must now reverse her decision to conform to that of the Minnesota judge