Topic: is limited to mistakes apparent on the record. · Go Syfert
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3 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 People v. Riley.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 People v. Riley Anchor
mich · 2003
green “is limited to mistakes apparent on the record.” 9
2 People v. Cox
michctapp · 2006
green “a criminal defendant has a due process right to obtain exculpatory evidence possessed by the prosecutor if it would raise a reasonable doubt about defendant's guilt.” 8
3 People v. McElhaney
michctapp · 1996
green “with a definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made.” 7

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