7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 36 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 Davis v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis v. State Anchor | green | “in appeals where the death penalty has been imposed, this court independently reviews the record to confirm that the jury's verdict is supported by competent, substantial evidence.” | 12 |
| 2 | Rodgers v. State | green | “views the evidence in the light most favorable to the state to determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found the existence of the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 6 |
| 3 | Miller v. State | green | “this court has a mandatory obligation to independently review the sufficiency of the evidence in every case in which a sentence of death has been imposed.” | 5 |
| 4 | Miller v. State | green | “a mandatory obligation to independently review the sufficiency of the evidence in every case in which a sentence of death has been imposed.” | 4 |
| 5 | TAI A. PHAM v. State | green | “the court looks at the totality of the circumstances to determine if death is warranted in comparison to other cases where the sentence of death has been upheld.” | 3 |
| 6 | Hodges v. State | green | “qualitatively, prior violent felony and hac are among the weightiest aggravators set out in the statutory sentencing scheme.” | 3 |
| 7 | Kevin G. Jeffries, Jr. v. State of Florida | green | “a rational trier of fact could have concluded that the elements of the crime have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 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.