Appellate courts use the clearly erroneous standard to determine whether a judge in the lower court has, in some way, misused his or her authority.

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The clearly erroneous standard is used when an appeals court determines that the decision made in the lower court was undeniably wrong, given the facts and evidence in the case. Courts use the abuse of discretion standard to determine whether the judge in the lower court has, in some way, misused his or her authority.

Appellate Courts Use the Clearly Erroneous Standard to Determine Whether