California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Wilson v. Thornhill, B232329 (Cal. App. 2012):
Moreover, it is not enough for an appellant to simply argue there was insufficient evidence without providing relevant transcript references and supporting arguments. The rule is well established that, "'"It is incumbent upon appellants to state fully, with transcript references, the evidence which is claimed to be insufficient to support the findings. The reviewing court is not called upon to make an independent search of the record where this rule is ignored. [Citation.]" [Citation.] "A claim of insufficiency of the evidence to justify findings, consisting of mere assertion without a fair statement of the evidence, is entitled to no consideration, when it is apparent, as it is here, that a substantial amount of evidence was received on behalf of the respondents. Instead of a fair and sincere effort to show that the trial court was wrong, appellant's brief is a mere challenge to respondents to prove that the court was right. And it is an attempt to place upon the court the burden of discovering without assistance from appellant any weakness in the arguments of the respondents. An appellant is not permitted to evade or shift his responsibility in this manner."'" (People v. Dougherty (1982) 138 Cal.App.3d 278, 283.)
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