7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 22 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 Chastine v. Broome.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chastine v. Broome Anchor | green | “obviously, the trial judge serves as the neutral arbiter in the proceedings and must not enter the fray by giving 'tips' to either side.” | 4 |
| 2 | Love v. State | green | “a judge must not only be impartial, he must leave the impression of impartiality upon all those who attend court.” | 3 |
| 3 | Chastine v. Broome | green | “he trial judge serves as the neutral arbiter in the proceedings and must not enter the fray by giving 'tips' to either side.” | 3 |
| 4 | Jones v. State | green | “initially, we point out there are occasions where there is no error in rebuking defense counsel in the presence of the jury.” | 3 |
| 5 | Lyles v. State | green | “whether intentional or not, the trial judge gave the appearance of partiality by taking sua sponte actions which benefitted the state.” | 3 |
| 6 | JB v. State | green | “in the absence of a proper objection, a trial judge does not have an obligation to prohibit inadmissible evidence from being considered by the fact finder.” | 3 |
| 7 | Grant v. State | green | “while the concurring opinion concludes that the trial judge prevented the introduction of irrelevant evidence and curtailed the introduction of repetitious and confusing evidence, our review of the record does not permit us to join in that assessment of the trial judge's activit…” | 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.