In some systems, an appellate court will only consider the written decision of the lower court, together with any written evidence that was before that court and is relevant to the appeal.
ɪn sˌʌm sˈɪstəmz, ɐn ɐpˈɛlət kˈoːɹt wɪl ˈoʊnli kənsˈɪdɚ ðə ɹˈɪʔn̩ dᵻsˈɪʒən ʌvðə lˈoʊɚ kˈoːɹt, təɡˌɛðɚ wɪð ˌɛni ɹˈɪʔn̩ ˈɛvɪdəns ðæt wʌz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðæt kˈoːɹt ænd ɪz ɹˈɛlᵻvənt tə ðɪ ɐpˈiːl.