4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 175 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 Lane v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lane v. State Anchor | green | “evidence is clear and convincing when there is no serious or substantial doubt about the correctness of the conclusions drawn from the evidence.” | 77 |
| 2 | Finch v. State | green | “reasonableness under prevailing professional norms.” | 61 |
| 3 | Howell v. State | green | “must make every effort to eliminate the distorting effects of hindsight, to reconstruct the circumstances of counsels conduct, and to evaluate the conduct from the perspective of counsel at that time.” | 21 |
| 4 | Blankenship v. State | green | “canvassing the matter with the accused to make sure that he has a full understanding of what the plea connotes and of its consequences.” | 16 |
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.