The U.S.Supreme Court has increasingly denied petitions for writ of certiorari thus reducing the number of cases it will review.The following two doctrines limit the scope of state appellate review:

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The raise-or-waive doctrine requires that a party must raise an issue at the trial court level in order to preserve it for appeal. The collateral consequences doctrine limits the scope of state appellate review in criminal cases to only those issues which have direct consequences on the defendant's sentence, such as the length of imprisonment or the amount of a fine. The mootness doctrine holds that if a case is no longer a live controversy, it is not properly before the court. The plain-error rule is a standard for appellate review in which an error not raised at trial may still be considered if it affects substantial rights. As only option C includes both the raise or waive doctrine and the collateral consequences doctrine, it is the correct answer.

The USSupreme Court Has Increasingly Denied Petitions for Writ of Certiorari