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4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 22 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. Bolden.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 State v. Bolden Anchor
tenn · 1998
green “purpose of the statute is to protect the right to trial by jury by instructing the jury on the elements of all offenses embraced by the indictment and to facilitate the overall truth-seeking function of the process.” 8
2 State v. Bolden
tenn · 1998
green “instruct the jury on all lesser offenses if the evidence introduced at trial is legally sufficient to support a conviction of the lesser offense.” 7
3 State v. Swindle
tenn · 2000
green “if the error affirmatively affected the result of trial, or if the error more probably than not affected the judgment to the defendant's prejudice.” 5
4 State v. Swindle
tenn · 2000
green “harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.” 2

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