5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 29 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Bach v. Bagley.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bach v. Bagley Anchor | green | “a general attack on the findings and conclusions of the district court, without specific reference to evidentiary or legal errors, is insufficient to preserve an issue.” | 12 |
| 2 | Nelson v. Nelson | green | “appellate court review is limited to the evidence, theories and arguments that were presented below.” | 8 |
| 3 | Mickelsen Construction, Inc. v. Horrocks | green | “the prosecutor did not have a duty to negate every legal claim proposed in the motion to suppress, only establish the facts showing the officer's actions were reasonable.” | 3 |
| 4 | Frasier v. Carter | green | “we have held generally that this court will not review issues not presented in the trial court, and that parties will be held to the theory on which the cause was tried.” | 3 |
| 5 | Heckman Ranches, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Department of Public Lands | green | “we have held generally that this court will not review issues not presented in the trial court, and that parties will be held to the theory on which the cause was tried.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.