When an appellate court distinguishes a previous decision,that means:

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Distinguishing a previous decision means that the court is not following it as a precedent and is citing differences between the facts of the current case and the previous one. Therefore, option C is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because if the court ranks a previous decision as very important and agrees with it, it may follow it as a binding precedent. Option B is also incorrect because if the court follows a previous decision as a precedent, it does not distinguish it. Option D is incorrect because one of the other options is correct.

When an Appellate Court Distinguishes a Previous Decision,that Means