A decision of second instance court is final and enforceable.

In July 1993, the second instance court upheld the findings of guilt and the penalties imposed.

The third instance court hearing in December 1993 confirmed the judgment of the second instance court.

Judge less serious crimes and misdemeanours, as well as acting as second instance courts for peace courts.

In February, 2007, the first instance court, and in July, the second instance court have ruled in favour of the ministry.

The Court of Appeals is established as the second instance court with territorial jurisdiction throughout the Republic of Kosovo.

Tbilisi Appeal Court is the second instance court in the Common Courts System of Georgia.

The STF grants Extraordinary Appeals (Recurso Extraordinário) when judgements of second instance courts violate the constitution.

The most common tool of that Court is the Extraordinary Appeal (Recurso Extraordinário), granted when judgements of second instance courts violate the Constitution.

The second instance courts, Regional Federal Courts (Tribunais Regionais Federais), actually in number of 5, have jurisdiction over circuits of the several states.

By rule, the STJ will only decide questions of law, not discussing any questions of fact and the probatory elements on the case, about which the Second Instance Courts give the last word.

It grants the Special Appeal (Recurso Especial) when a judgement of a court of second instance offends a federal statute disposition or when two or more second instance courts make different rulings on the same federal statute.

A Special Appeal (in Portuguese, Recurso Especial) can be made to this court when a judgement of a court of second instance offends a federal statutory provision or when second instance courts have issued different interpretations of the same federal statute.