The issues or questions presented for review are at the heart of any appeal. The appellant (the party taking the appeal) gets the first chance to frame the issues for an appellate court’s consideration in the appellant’s opening brief. The appellee (the party opposing the appeal) then has an opportunity to reframe the issues, and perhaps to add additional issues, in its brief. Lastly, the appellate court in its written decision will identify the issues that it viewed as relevant to its ruling on the appeal.
Some cases only present one or two issues for appeal, while other cases—most frequently, cases that are being appealed following a trial—offer the possibility of numerous issues that could be raised on appeal. The number of issues that should be raised on appeal is a topic worthy of careful consideration in most cases.
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