4 canonical passages across 4 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 People v. Howell.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Howell Anchor | green | “where errors are not individually considered sufficiently egregious for an appellate court to grant the defendant a new trial, but the errors, nevertheless, create a pervasive pattern of unfair prejudice to the defendant's case, a new trial may be granted on the ground of cumula…” | 13 |
| 2 | People v. Green | green | “there generally is no cumulative error where the alleged errors do not amount to reversible error on any individual issue.” | 11 |
| 3 | People v. DeSantiago | green | “however, the cumulative errors that warrant such an extreme result must themselves be extreme.” | 8 |
| 4 | People v. Groel | green | “a trial judge is presumed to know the law, and a reviewing court will ordinarily presume the trial judge followed the law unless the record indicates otherwise.” | 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.