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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 44 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 People v. Kelly.

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1 People v. Kelly Anchor
michctapp · 1998
green “an appellant may not merely announce his position and leave it to this court to discover and rationalize the basis for his claims, nor may he give only cursory treatment of an issue with little or no citation of supporting authority.” 29
2 People v. MacK
michctapp · 2005
green “is limited to mistakes that are apparent on the record.” 8
3 People v. MacK
michctapp · 2005
green “when no ginther hearing has been conducted, our review of the defendant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is limited to mistakes that are apparent on the record.” 7

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