Mandatory Appellate Review And Direct Review

Effective January 1, 2001 A. Mandatory Appeals. All appeals over which the Supreme Court exercises exclusive jurisdiction under Rule 4(A)(1) and where the Supreme Court has accepted jurisdiction under Rule 56(A) shall be appealed in the same manner that cases are appealed to the Court of Appeals. B. Direct Review. When the Supreme Court Justices participating are evenly divided in such an appeal, the trial court judgment shall be affirmed.