It is axiomatic in civil and criminal cases that legal issues, facts, and objections not raised in the trial court will not be considered by an appellate court.
This fundamental rule applies, for example, to legal theories of recovery raised for the first time on appeal,1 including constitutional theories,2 defenses,3 claims regarding the improper use of peremptory challenges,4 objections at trial to the introduction of evidence,5 objections to comments in opposing counsel’s summation,6 objections to the charge to the jury,7 and claims that a jury verdict is inconsistent.8
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