DeVoss v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• applying this limitation to substan tive or procedural issues but not to eviden-tiary issues
• adopting an exception to the general rule of error preservation when dealing with evidentiary rulings
• holding burden of error preservation falls on both parties
• “We have in a number of cases upheld a district court ruling on a ground 11 other than the one upon which the district court granted relief provided the ground was urged in that court.” (emphasis in original)
• “[I]t 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.” (citation omitted)
• “[I]t 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.” (cleaned up)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).