The "Rule of Four" Is ____________________

The "Rule of Four" is ____________________.

A) an early Sherlock Holmes story
B) the minimum number of points that must be raised in a Supreme Court appellate brief
C) the minimum number of cases that must be cited for stare decisis
D) the minimum number of justices that must vote in favor of an appeal for a writ of certiorari to issue
E) the minimum number of justices that can sit to hear an appeal