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3 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 State v. Mastel.

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1 State v. Mastel Anchor
ohio · 1971
green “when there are two fairly reasonable views of the evidence or two conflicting versions of events, neither of which is unbelievable, we will not choose which one is more credible.” 12
2 State v. Barnhart
ohioctapp · 2010
green “the jurors are free to believe some, all, or none of each witness' testimony and they may separate the credible parts of the testimony from the incredible parts.” 9
3 State v. Walker
ohio · 1978
green “rather, we decide whether, if believed, the evidence can sustain the verdict as a matter of law.” 7

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