DeVoss v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

71 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 71 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[B]ased upon considerations of fairness, ... this court is not ordinarily a clearinghouse for claims which were not raised in the district court[.] “[I]t is fundamentally unfair to fault the trial court for failing to rule correctly on an issue it was never given the opportunity to consider. Furthermore, it is unfair to allow a party to choose to remain silent in the trial court in the face of error, taking a chance on a favorable outcome, and subsequently assert error on appeal if the outcome in the trial court is unfavorable.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sorci v. Iowa District Court for Polk County · Bill Grunder's Sons Construction, Inc. v. Ganzer

2. “"Trial courts must be afforded the opportunity to avoid or correct error in judicial proceedings. Similarly, appellate courts must be provided with an adequate record in reviewing errors purportedly committed during trial. This perforce requires that counsel make timely and sufficient motions or objections upon which trial judges may rule. Absent such actions, an appellate court has nothing to review."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re RSN · In the Interest of R.S.N.

3. “We have in a number of cases upheld a district court ruling on a ground other than the one upon which the district court relied provided the ground was urged in that court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Iowa v. Ashtyn Daniel Beller · Alex W. Olson v. Durant Community School District