It means that they have - AFFIRMED THE VERDICT OF THE TRIAL COURT.
Yes, that is one reason there is an appellate court.
Appellate Courts
Appellate courts
the two main stes if inferior federal courts. the lower courts are called district courts and appellate courts.
Whatever appellate court is immediately above the trial court in that particular court system.
b. district courts
An APPELATE Court - a Court of Appeals has appellate jurisdiction.
Appellate courts
In the US Federal System, it is called the US Court of Appeals. The US Supreme Court also has appellate jurisdiction. The courts have different names in different systems, but it is usually something similar.
appellate
Appellate court.
They allow parties to contest the ruling of lower courts. -Apex