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5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 24 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 Richmond v. Lewis.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond v. Lewis Anchor | green | “especially heinous, cruel or depraved” | 7 |
| 2 | David Meadows v. Carl Legursky, Sam Blackburn Acord v. Jerry Hedrick | green | “consistent or regular application of a state's procedural default rules does not mean undeviating adherence to such rule admitting of no exception.” | 6 |
| 3 | State v. Martin | green | “especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel” | 4 |
| 4 | State v. Martin | green | “involved brutality in excess of that which is normally present in any killing.” | 4 |
| 5 | David Meadows v. Carl Legursky, Sam Blackburn Acord v. Jerry Hedrick | green | “does not mean undeviating adherence to such rule admitting of no exception.” | 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.