7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 29 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. Maggette.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Maggette Anchor | green | “the cardinal rule of statutory interpretation, to which all other rules are subordinate, is to ascertain and give effect to the intent of the legislature.” | 7 |
| 2 | In Re CJ | green | “distinct and different from a criminal prosecution.” | 4 |
| 3 | People v. Moretti | green | “based upon contact with the subject's neighbors and associates rather than upon the personal opinion of the witness.” | 4 |
| 4 | People v. Edwards | green | “the state has a strong interest in obtaining reliable dna identification evidence and in properly identifying convicted felons.” | 4 |
| 5 | People v. Edwards | green | “the statute's primary purpose is to create and maintain a database that can be used to identify felons and compare samples taken from crime scenes to convict or exonerate individuals.” | 4 |
| 6 | People v. Moretti | green | “must be based upon contact with the subject's neighbors and associates rather than upon the personal opinion of the witness.” | 3 |
| 7 | People v. Moretti | green | “this court, on numerous occasions, has held that reputation witnesses must be shown to have adequate knowledge of the person queried about and that evidence of reputation, to be admissible, must be based upon contact with the subject's neighbors and associates rather than upon t…” | 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.