A Writ of Certiorari Is ______

A writ of certiorari is ______.

A) a brief filed by interested parties to encourage the court to make a certain decision
B) a petition by the losing side in a lower court for the Supreme Court to hear an appeal
C) an order that a defendant be brought into court to hear the charges against him or her
D) an order by the Supreme Court to a lower court to rehear a case
E) a ruling in a criminal appeal that overturns a conviction