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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 Leonard v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard v. State Anchor | green | “a prosecutor's comments should be considered in context, and a criminal conviction is not to be lightly overturned on the basis of a prosecutor's comments standing alone.” | 5 |
| 2 | Leonard v. State | green | “a jury is presumed to follow its instructions.” | 5 |
| 3 | Smithkline Beecham Corporation v. Abbott Laboratories | green | “may not always constitute a prima facie case, it is preferable for the court to err on the side of the defendant's rights to a fair and impartial jury.” | 3 |
| 4 | Smithkline Beecham Corporation v. Abbott Laboratories | green | “the history of exclusion of gays and lesbians from democratic institutions and the pervasiveness of stereotypes led the ninth circuit to conclude that batson applies to peremptory strikes based on sexual orientation.” | 3 |
| 5 | State v. Powell | green | “it is appellant's responsibility to present relevant authority and cogent argument; issues not so present need not be addressed by this court.” | 3 |
| 6 | Brass v. State | green | “that when a defendant asserts a batson violation, it is structural error to dismiss the challenged juror prior to conducting the batson hearing because it shows that the district court predetermined the challenge before actually hearing it” | 3 |
| 7 | Olivares v. State | green | “fit is well established that the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment prohibits the criminal prosecution of a defendant who is not competent to stand trial.” | 2 |
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.