7 canonical passages across 5 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 State v. Moore.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Moore Anchor | green | “if the defendant's evidence, taken as true, is sufficient to support an instruction for self-defense, it must be given even though the state's evidence is contradictory.” | 6 |
| 2 | Wall v. Stout | green | “a party may not make any portion of the jury charge or omission therefrom the basis of an issue presented on appeal unless the party objects thereto before the jury retires to consider its verdict.” | 3 |
| 3 | Wall v. Stout | green | “obvious that further objection at the close of instructions would be unavailing.” | 3 |
| 4 | State v. Gomola | green | “that the conduct was necessary to defend himself . . . against ms. thomas' imminent use of unlawful force.” | 3 |
| 5 | State v. Bass | green | “defendant is entitled to a trial with complete and accurate jury instructions” | 3 |
| 6 | State v. Rowe | green | “a request for an instruction 'constitutes an objection,” | 3 |
| 7 | State v. Rowe | green | “defendant had specifically requested the trial court to include a jury instruction on self-defense and argued that point before the trial court,” | 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.