You are a mayor of a small city and have received a petition from a group of people who want you to remove a monument of Christopher Columbus from the local town square. You also realize that there are people in your town that do not want to see the monument taken down. Write a statement that will appear in the local newspaper

Which of the following is a major difference between appellate courts and courts of first instance? a. appellate courts do not use a jury, only judges. courts of first instance hold appellate jurisdiction exclusively. c. courts of first instance do not use judges and appellate courts do. d. appellate courts hear all criminal and civil cases and courts of first instance do not.