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.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. James Anchor | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | green | “strong judicial preferences for search warrants” | 3 |
| 6 | People v. Londono | 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 |
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.