State v. Pressley’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““[i]n the absence of an argument supported by legal authority, an alleged error of law committed by a trial court is' considered ‘essentially unchallenged on appeal.’ [Walden v. Hutchinson, 987 So.2d 1109, 1120 (Ala. 2007)]. An appellant waives .the right-to appellate review of a ruling on a question of law when the appellant fails to cite any legal authority on that point as required by. Rule 28(a)(10), Ala. R. App. P. Slack v. Stream, 988 So.2d 516, 533-34 (Ala. 2008). This court cannot cure that deficiency by creating legal arguments for the appellant, see Spradlin v. Spradlin, 601 So.2d 76, 78-79 (Ala. 1992), because it is not the function of this court to perform an appellant’s legal research. City of Birmingham v. Business Realty Inv. Co., 722 So.2d 747, 752 (Ala. 1998).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Watkins v. Lee