4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 28 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 Cary v. Alford.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cary v. Alford Anchor | green | “helpful to the jury in determining the appropriate sentence for a particular defendant in a particular case.” | 18 |
| 2 | Sanders v. State | green | “arises from evidence that has an undue tendency to suggest that a decision be made on an improper basis, commonly an emotional one” | 4 |
| 3 | Sunbury v. State | green | “deciding what punishment to assess is a normative process, not intrinsically factbound.” | 4 |
| 4 | Sunbury v. State | green | “what punishment to assess is a normative process, not intrinsically factbound.” | 2 |
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.