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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 358 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 State v. Adkisson.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 State v. Adkisson Anchor
tenncrimapp · 1994
green “necessary to do substantial justice.” 185
2 State v. Adkisson
tenncrimapp · 1994
green “limited to errors that had an unfair prejudicial impact which undermined the fundamental fairness of the trial.” 114
3 State v. Smith
tenn · 2000
green “complete consideration of all the factors is not necessary when it is clear from the record that at least one of the factors cannot be established.” 59

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