Practicing in the Appellate Courts is for the purpose of reviewing trial court judgments to correct of errors committed by the trial court, development of the law, achieve a uniform approach across courts, and the pursuit of justice, more generally. Appellate courts are not a forum to make a new case, but instead they determine if the rulings and judgment of the court below were made correctly.
Dawson (34°18'14"N 85°55'34"W) is a small community located in DeKalb County, Alabama, 4 km (2 mi) northeast of the town of Crossville, Alabama. Dawson is located on top of Sand Mountain.