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4 canonical passages across 2 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. Sullivan.

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1 People v. Sullivan Anchor
mich · 1974
green “if the charge has the effect of forcing a juror to surrender an honest conviction, it is coercive and constitutes reversible error.” 8
2 People v. Sullivan
mich · 1974
green “the optimum instruction will generate discussion directed towards the resolution of the case but will avoid forcing a decision.” 6
3 People v. Hardin
mich · 1985
green “an undue tendency of coercion-e.g., could the instruction given cause a juror to abandon his conscientious dissent and defer to the majority solely for the sake of reaching agreement?” 5
4 People v. Hardin
mich · 1985
green “must be examined in the factual context in which it is given” 5

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