The following citation to a state court case includes only the year of the judicial opinion and contains no information about the court that issued the opinion. To a person experienced in Bluebook citation, what does that say about the court that issued the opinion?
Hileman v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R.R. Co., 546 Pa. 433, 685 A.2d 994 (1996).
A)That the opinion was issued by the highest court in that state jurisdiction.
B)That the opinion was issued by a lower appellate or trial court in that state jurisdiction.
C)That the opinion was issued per curiam.
D)It means nothing because the additional information about the court is optional.

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That the opinion was issued by the highest court in that state jurisdiction. If only the year is included in a citation to a state court case, when the citation is a parallel citation in a pleading, motion, or appellate brief, the opinion was issued by that state's highest court.

The Following Citation to a State Court Case Includes Only