A State Law
If you are referring to a STATE district court - you would have broken a state law. If you are referring to a FEDERAL dIstrict court, you would have broken a federal law.
The U.S. District Courts since that court is the main trial court.
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts is the lower court under the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Narsinha Rao
Leonard is accused of murder in the second degree in a town in florida which court will most likely first hear the case
The prosecution (the accuser) gets to present their case first.
The State Supreme Court
The most likely first step would be a hearing before the U.S. DIstrict Court for the Federal District in which the state is located.
The case was first heard in the US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, and was dismissed. Tinker appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which affirmed the District Court's dismissal. The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in 1968.Case Citation:Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 US 503 (1969)
district court
There are 94 US District Courts located within 12 regional circuits. A federal case will be brought to a district court located within its regional circuit.
(in the US) Courts of Appeal are the first level above the trial court... i.e.: a court of 'original jurisdiction.'(e.g.: In the federal court system, it could be any one of the U.S. District Courts - all US District Courts are divided into circuits with each circuit having its own federal court of appeal.In a state system the court of original jurisdiction could be known by one several names - depending on the state - (i.e.: District Court - Circuit Court - Superior Court - etc).