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14 canonical passages across 12 cases, quoted by 165 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 Tanner v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanner v. State Anchor | green | “clearly erroneous or against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.” | 34 |
| 2 | Walker v. State | green | “if no contemporaneous objection is made, the error, if any, is waived.” | 25 |
| 3 | Pinkney v. State | green | “reasonable and fair minded jurors could only find the accused not guilty.” | 19 |
| 4 | Stewart v. State | green | “a peremptory challenge does not have to be supported by the same degree of justification required for a challenge for cause.” | 13 |
| 5 | Ahmad v. State | green | “court should also be very careful in limiting free play of ideas, imagery, and personalities of counsel in their argument to a jury.” | 11 |
| 6 | Stewart v. State | green | “despite the importance of demeanor evidence, the trial court must consider all the relevant circumstances, such as the way prior peremptory strikes have been used and the nature of the questions poised on voir dire.” | 10 |
| 7 | Stewart v. State | green | “one of the reasons the trial court is granted such deference in a batson issue is because the demeanor of the attorney making the challenge is often the best evidence on the issue of race neutrality.” | 10 |
| 8 | Burge v. State | green | “the motion for a new trial is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court.” | 9 |
| 9 | Manning v. State | green | “when the prosecution gives race-neutral reasons for its peremptory strikes, the sufficiency of the defendant's prima facie case becomes moot.” | 8 |
| 10 | Woodward v. State | green | “whether there was a prima facie showing that race was the motivation for the state's peremptory challenges.” | 6 |
| 11 | Coleman v. State | green | “based, in a large part, on credibility.” | 6 |
| 12 | Malone v. State | green | “will reverse only when it is convinced that the trial judge has abused his discretion.” | 5 |
| 13 | Singleton v. State | green | “a defendant cannot complain on appeal of alleged errors invited or induced by himself.” | 5 |
| 14 | Palm v. State | green | “finding that a confession was voluntary and admissible as long as the trial judge applies the correct principles of law and the finding is factually supported by the evidence.” | 4 |
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.