7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 32 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. Palmer.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Palmer Anchor | green | “it is well established that a sentencing judge cannot impose a penalty not otherwise allowed by the sentencing statute in question.” | 10 |
| 2 | People v. Baker | green | “voluntarily and intelligently elects to do so.” | 6 |
| 3 | People v. Palmer | green | “a sentence imposed without statutory authority is not subject to defendant's forfeiture.” | 4 |
| 4 | People v. Bell | green | “if a defendant presents a pro se motion for a new trial alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, the trial court should examine the factual matters underlying the claim, and, if the claim lacks merit or pertains to matters of trial strategy, then no new counsel need be appoin…” | 3 |
| 5 | People v. Bell | green | “under the appropriate circumstances, a pro se motion for a new trial based on allegations of ineffective assistance of trial counsel will mandate appointment of new counsel to assist in the motion.” | 3 |
| 6 | People v. Derr | green | “a robbery victim can linger for months before dying and it is still felony murder, provided the acts that caused the belated death were performed during the commission of the robbery.” | 3 |
| 7 | People v. Derr | green | “death does not have to be contemporaneous with the commission of the forcible felony.” | 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.