7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 25 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 People v. Downs.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Downs Anchor | green | “what is your definition of reasonable doubt, 80, 70, 60?” | 7 |
| 2 | People v. Jenkins | green | “there is no better definition of reasonable doubt than the words themselves.” | 3 |
| 3 | People v. Downs | green | “proof beyond a reasonable doubt is the highest burden that there is at law in illinois and the united states.” | 3 |
| 4 | People v. Downs | green | “we cannot give you a definition; it is your duty to define.” | 3 |
| 5 | People v. Thomas | green | “could be read as vesting a jury with the discretion to interpret the term to mean whatever it wants it to mean.” | 3 |
| 6 | People v. Franklin | green | “by instructing the jurors that they should collectively determine what reasonable doubt was, the court allowed the jury to use a standard that in all likelihood was below the threshold of a reasonable doubt standard.” | 3 |
| 7 | People v. Turman | green | “could be read as vesting a jury with the discretion to interpret the term to mean whatever it wants it to mean.” | 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.