5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 28 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 State v. Black.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Black Anchor | green | “an appellate court generally will decline to set aside a conviction due to insubstantial errors not affecting the result.” | 11 |
| 2 | State v. Hatcher | green | “the ultimate goal of chain of custody requirements is simply to ensure that the item is what it is purported to be.” | 8 |
| 3 | State v. Johnson | green | “a reconciliation of this discrepancy was not necessary to establish the chain of custody, but merely reflected upon the credibility of the evidence rather than its admissibility.” | 3 |
| 4 | State v. Howard | green | “where guilt is conclusively proven by competent evidence and no rational conclusion can be reached other than that the accused is guilty, a conviction will not be set aside because of insubstantial errors not affecting the result.” | 3 |
| 5 | State v. Patterson | green | “minor discrepancies in the chain of custody implicates the credibility of the evidence, but does not render the evidence inadmissible.” | 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.