When a Decision Is Appealed to a Higher Court, How

When a decision is appealed to a higher court, how is the verdict of the trial viewed?

A) The appellate judges allow only those briefs that are from the defendant's point of view of the issues on appeal.
B) The appellate judges rarely reverse a verdict on the basis of the facts of the case or the apparent legitimacy of that verdict.
C) The appellate judges rarely reverse a verdict because they believe that the trial judge made a procedural error.
D) If a verdict in a criminal trial is overturned or reversed, the appeals court will order a retrial while still maintaining the charges.