7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 30 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. Rugato.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Rugato Anchor | green | “are entitled to great deference on appeal and will not be disturbed unless clearly unsupported by the record” | 9 |
| 2 | People v. Mercado | green | “probable cause does not require proof to a mathematical certainty, or proof beyond a reasonable doubt” | 6 |
| 3 | People v. Ketcham | green | “is challenged by a motion to suppress, the prosecution bears the burden of establishing that the officer imparting the information had probable cause to act” | 3 |
| 4 | People v. Lypka | green | “officer is deemed to act with probable cause when acting at the direction of another law enforcement officer who has the requisite probable cause” | 3 |
| 5 | People v. Carrasquillo | green | “at least more probable than not” | 3 |
| 6 | People v. Gandy | green | “the legality of the police conduct in the first instance” | 3 |
| 7 | People v. Bordeaux | green | “the police may not justify a stop by . . . subsequently acquired probable cause resulting from the stop” | 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.