Valadez v. Avitia

How courts have described this case

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

• noting failure to provide citations or substantive analysis of the legal issue presented results in waiver of the complaint
• defining “point of error” as “[a]n alleged mistake by a lower court asserted as a ground for appeal”
• noting courts have no duty, or even right, to perform independent review of record and applicable law to determine whether there was error
• “An appellate court has no duty—or even right—to perform an independent review of the record and applicable law to determine whether there was error.”
• “Failure to cite legal authority or provide substantive analysis of the legal issue presented results in waiver of the complaint.”
• stating error may be waived by inadequate briefing

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).