Necessary Conditions for a Decided Court Case to Be a Binding

Necessary conditions for a decided court case to be a binding authority include which of the following?

A) The case must be on point.
B) The case must have gone to the U.S. Supreme Court.
C) The case must have been decided by a higher court in the same jurisdiction.
D) The case must be on point and the case must have been decided by a higher court in the same jurisdiction.