4 canonical passages across 4 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 State v. Caldwell.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Caldwell Anchor | green | “no particular act need be shown, and the defendant need not have taken a physical part in the crime in order to be held criminally responsible.” | 12 |
| 2 | State v. Sherman | green | “defendants convicted under a theory of criminal responsibility are considered to be principal offenders, just as if they had committed the crime themselves.” | 6 |
| 3 | State v. Carson | green | “requires that a defendant act with a culpable mental state, i.e., the 'intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense or to benefit in the proceeds or results of the offense.” | 6 |
| 4 | State v. Howard | green | “extends the scope of criminal liability to the target crime intended by a defendant as well as to other crimes committed by a confederate that were the natural and probable consequences of the commission of the original crime.” | 4 |
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.