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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 40 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 State v. Watson.

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1 State v. Watson Anchor
ohioctapp · 1998
green “an appellate court is not a performing bear, required to dance to each and every tune played on an appeal.” 19
2 State v. Watson
ohioctapp · 1998
green “it is not the duty of an appellate court to search the record for evidence to support an appellant's argument as to any alleged error.” 14
3 Hawley v. Ritley
ohio · 1988
green “an appellate court may disregard an assignment of error pursuant to app.r. 12(a)(2): 'if the party raising it fails to identify in the record the error on which the assignment of error is based or fails to argue the assignment separately in the brief, as required under app.r. 16…” 7

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