4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 16 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 Donald Beardslee v. Jill Brown, Warden of the California State Prison at San Quentin.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald Beardslee v. Jill Brown, Warden of the California State Prison at San Quentin Anchor | green | “n intervening change in the law is an exceptional circumstance that may warrant the amendment of an opinion on remand after denial of a writ of certiorari.” | 4 |
| 2 | State v. Stokley | green | “as part of our independent review, we will address each alleged mitigating circumstance.” | 4 |
| 3 | State v. Stokley | green | “family history in this case does not warrant mitigation. defendant was thirty-eight years old at the time of the murders.” | 4 |
| 4 | State v. Stokley | green | “consistent with our obligation in capital cases to independently weigh all potentially mitigating evidence . . . e turn, then, to a consideration of the mitigating factors.” | 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.