6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 35 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 Guardado v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guardado v. State Anchor | green | “the standard of review this court applies to a claim regarding the sufficiency of the evidence to support an aggravating circumstance is that of competent, substantial evidence.” | 12 |
| 2 | Terry v. State | green | “therefore, in deciding whether death is a proportionate penalty, the court makes a 'comprehensive analysis in order to determine whether the crime falls within the category of both the most aggravated and the least mitigated of murders, thereby assuring uniformity in the applica…” | 6 |
| 3 | Porter v. State | green | “rather, this entails 'a qualitative review by this court of the underlying basis for each aggravator and mitigator rather than a quantitative analysis.” | 6 |
| 4 | Offord v. State | green | “considers the totality of the circumstances of the case and compares the case to other capital cases.” | 5 |
| 5 | Williams v. State | green | “further, 'the evidence must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant planned or prearranged to commit murder before the crime began.” | 3 |
| 6 | Willacy v. State | green | “determine whether the trial court applied the right rule of law for each aggravating circumstance and, if so, whether competent, substantial evidence supports its finding.” | 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.