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6 canonical passages across 6 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. James.

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1 People v. James Anchor
nyappdiv · 2011
green “in the context of a grand jury proceeding, legal sufficiency means prima facie proof of the crimes charged, not proof beyond a reasonable doubt” 10
2 People v. Mills
ny · 2003
green “courts assessing the sufficiency of the evidence before a grand jury must evaluate whether the evidence, viewed most favorably to the people, if unexplained and uncontradicted--and deferring all questions as to the weight or quality of the evidence--would warrant conviction” 7
3 People v. Williams
nyappdiv · 1998
green “the search warrant application must provide the court with sufficient information to support a reasonable belief that evidence of illegal activity will be present at the specific time and place of the search” 4
4 State v. Holley
conn · 2016
green “defendant's accumulation of firearm parts supported the inference that he intended to construct a firearm, which, in tum, supported probable cause to believe that he possessed a firearm” 3
5 People v. Garcia
nyappdiv · 2011
green “strong judicial preferences for search warrants” 3
6 People v. Londono
nyappdiv · 1989
green “a search warrant must be supported by evidence establishing probable cause to believe that an offense has been or is being committed, or that evidence of criminality may be found in a certain place” 3

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