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36 canonical passages across 32 cases, quoted by 7,957 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. Martin.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Martin Anchor | green | “whether in resolving conflicts in the evidence, the jury clearly lost its way and created such a manifest miscarriage of justice that the conviction must be reversed and a new trial ordered.” | 1,485 |
| 2 | State v. Martin | green | “only in the exceptional case in which the evidence weighs heavily against the conviction.” | 1,244 |
| 3 | State v. Long | green | “notice of plain error under crim.r. 52(b) is to be taken with the utmost caution, under exceptional circumstances and only to prevent a manifest miscarriage of justice.” | 1,041 |
| 4 | State v. Otten | green | “an appellate court must review the entire record, weigh the evidence and all reasonable inferences, consider the credibility of witnesses and determine whether, in resolving conflicts in the evidence, the trier of fact clearly lost its way and created such a manifest miscarriage…” | 842 |
| 5 | State v. Bradley | green | “there exists a reasonable probability that, were it not for counsel's errors, the result of the trial would have been different.” | 570 |
| 6 | State v. Dehass | green | “the weight to be given the evidence and the credibility of the witnesses are primarily for the trier of the facts.” | 427 |
| 7 | Smith v. Phillips | green | “is the fairness of the trial, not the culpability of the prosecutor.” | 368 |
| 8 | Davis v. Flickinger | green | “has the best opportunity to view the demeanor, attitude, and credibility of each witness, something that does not translate well on the written page.” | 303 |
| 9 | State v. Thompkins | red | “sufficiency' is a term of art meaning that legal standard which is applied to determine whether the case may go to the jury or whether the evidence is legally sufficient to support the jury verdict as a matter of law.” | 279 |
| 10 | State v. Bradley | green | “counsel's performance will not be deemed ineffective unless and until counsel's performance is proved to have fallen below an objective standard of reasonable representation and, in addition, prejudice arises from counsel's performance.” | 263 |
| 11 | State v. Awan | green | “the choice between credible witnesses and their conflicting testimony rests solely with the finder of fact and an appellate court may not substitute its own judgment for that of the finder of fact.” | 188 |
| 12 | State v. Long | green | “but for the error, the outcome of the trial clearly would have been otherwise.” | 184 |
| 13 | State v. Barnes | green | “plain errors or defects affecting substantial rights may be noticed although they were not brought to the attention of the court.” | 115 |
| 14 | State v. Wilson | green | “in other words, a reviewing court asks whose evidence is more persuasive - the state's or the defendant's?” | 85 |
| 15 | State v. Wilson | green | “sufficiency of the evidence is a test of adequacy as to whether the evidence is legally sufficient to support a verdict as a matter of law, weight of the evidence addresses the evidence's effect of inducing belief.” | 81 |
| 16 | Prince v. Jordan, Unpublished Decision (12-22-2004) | green | “the jury is free to believe all, part, or none of the testimony of each witness.” | 74 |
| 17 | State v. Croghan | green | “a reversal on this basis is reserved for the exceptional case in which the evidence weighs heavily against the conviction.” | 52 |
| 18 | State v. Phillips | green | “debatable trial tactics generally do not constitute a deprivation of effective counsel.” | 50 |
| 19 | State v. Post | red | “requires us to eliminate the distorting effect of hindsight.” | 45 |
| 20 | Tibbs v. Florida | green | “means that no rational factfinder could have voted to convict the defendant.” | 36 |
| 21 | State v. Shank | green | “in reaching its verdict, the jury was in the best position to evaluate the credibility of the witnesses and it was entitled to believe all, part, or none of the testimony of each witness.” | 26 |
| 22 | State v. Evans | green | “appreciation of the nature and circumstances of the crimes.” | 26 |
| 23 | State v. Shue | green | “evaluating the evidence and assessing credibility are primarily for the trier of fact.” | 25 |
| 24 | State v. Tibbetts | green | “examine whether the evidence produced at trial attains the high degree of probative force and certainty required of a criminal conviction.” | 21 |
| 25 | State v. Rogers | green | “crim.r. 52(b) affords appellate courts discretion to correct 'plain errors or defects affecting substantial rights' notwithstanding the accused's failure to meet his obligation to bring those errors to the attention of the trial court.” | 20 |
| 26 | State v. Barger | green | “will not overturn a conviction as being against the manifest weight of the evidence simply because the trier of fact chose to believe the state's version of events over another version.” | 17 |
| 27 | State v. Carter | green | “this court need not address both prongs of strickland if an appellant fails to prove either prong.” | 15 |
| 28 | State v. Wilk | green | “a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence concerns the state's burden of production and is, in essence, a test of adequacy.” | 13 |
| 29 | State v. Booker | green | “the testimony of a single witness, if believed by the finder of fact, is sufficient to support a criminal conviction.” | 12 |
| 30 | State v. Tran, Unpublished Decision (8-23-2006) | neutral | “furthermore, if the state relies on circumstantial evidence to prove any essential element of an offense, it is not necessary for such evidence to be irreconcilable with any reasonable theory of innocence in order to support a conviction.” | 11 |
| 31 | State v. Harris | green | “this court will not overturn a verdict on a manifest weight challenge simply because the jury chose to believe the state's version of the events.” | 11 |
| 32 | State v. Fleckenstein | green | “to carry its burden of persuasion, the state need only disprove one of the foregoing elements beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 9 |
| 33 | State v. Tyus | green | “a trier of fact enjoys the best position to assess the credibility of witnesses.” | 7 |
| 34 | State v. Sanders | green | “a persuasive showing of cumulative error.” | 6 |
| 35 | State v. Carnes | green | “under the circumstances of this case, appellant has forfeited all but plain error on review.” | 3 |
| 36 | State v. Hartwell | green | “free to believe all, part, or none” | 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.