5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 34 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 Martinez v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martinez v. State Anchor | green | “a finding that a defendant was duly admonished creates a prima facie showing that a guilty plea was entered knowingly and voluntarily.” | 13 |
| 2 | Ex Parte Martin | green | “an abuse of discretion review of trial court decisions is not necessarily appropriate in the context of the application of law to facts when the decision does not turn on the credibility or demeanor of witnesses.” | 8 |
| 3 | Smith v. State | green | “where the statute is clear and unambiguous, the legislature must be understood to mean what it has expressed, and it is not for the courts to add or subtract from such a statute.” | 5 |
| 4 | Martinez v. State | green | “a defendant may still raise the claim that his plea was not voluntary; however, the burden shifts to the defendant to demonstrate that he did not fully understand the consequences of his plea such that he suffered harm.” | 5 |
| 5 | Tapps v. State | green | “the legislature must be understood to mean what it has expressed, and it is not for the courts to add or subtract from such a statute.” | 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.