7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 37 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Mosley v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mosley v. State Anchor | green | “a prosecutor runs a risk of improperly striking at a defendant over the shoulder of counsel when the argument is made in terms of defense counsel personally and when the argument explicitly impugns defense counsel's character.” | 15 |
| 2 | Fuentes v. State | green | “it is axiomatic that the state may not strike at a defendant over the shoulders of his counsel or accuse defense counsel of bad faith and insincerity.” | 6 |
| 3 | Temple v. State | green | “it will not constitute reversible error unless it is extreme or manifestly improper ... or injects new facts harmful to the accused into the trial proceeding.” | 4 |
| 4 | State v. Garrett | green | “direct result of the defendant's conduct, i.e., his refusal to participate in any of these tests.” | 3 |
| 5 | Cole v. State | green | “cannot serve as a basis for permitting prosecutorial comments that 'cast aspersion on defense counsel's veracity with the jury.” | 3 |
| 6 | Cole v. State | green | “cast aspersion on defense counsel's veracity with the jury.” | 3 |
| 7 | Jackson v. State | green | “totality of the circumstances.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.