7 canonical passages across 7 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 Ballard v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballard v. State Anchor | green | “post-conviction relief is available to a defendant convicted of a crime who contends that his original conviction or sentence violated rights that the state or federal constitutions secured to him.” | 4 |
| 2 | State v. Amazeen | green | “proof of the specific intent to kill or to cause great bodily harm.” | 3 |
| 3 | Bustamante v. Wall | green | “this court will 'review de novo any post-conviction relief decision involving questions of fact or mixed questions of law and fact pertaining to an alleged violation of an applicant's constitutional rights.” | 3 |
| 4 | Brennan v. Vose | green | “to adopt a rule providing for a sua sponte inquiry by the trial justice to insure that an applicant has made a knowing and voluntary waiver of his right to testify.” | 3 |
| 5 | State v. Doyon | green | “the availability of a diminished-capacity defense turns upon whether the offense in question requires proof of a specific intent.” | 3 |
| 6 | Moniz v. State | green | “absent clear error or a determination that the motion justice neglected or misconceived the evidence, this court will uphold a postconviction relief decision.” | 3 |
| 7 | State v. LaCroix | green | “his mental capacity may have been diminished by intoxication, trauma, or mental disease so that he did not possess the specific mental state or intent essential to the particular offense charged.” | 3 |
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.