7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 21 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 People v. Barrera.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Barrera Anchor | green | “sadistic purpose' and 'extortion' have consistently been used in this state in the area of torture murder without further definition being required” | 3 |
| 2 | People v. Robbie | green | “because it requires the jury to accept an erroneous starting point in its consideration of the evidence.” | 3 |
| 3 | People v. Robbie | green | “the court in its discretion may exclude evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will (a) necessitate undue consumption of time or (b) create substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading…” | 3 |
| 4 | People v. Johnson | green | “in a criminal action, expert testimony is admissible by either the prosecution or the defense regarding intimate partner battering and its effects, including the nature and effect of physical, emotional, or mental abuse on the beliefs, perceptions, or behavior of victims of dome…” | 3 |
| 5 | People v. Hardy | green | “there is no need to instruct a jury on the meaning of terms in common usage, which are presumed to be within the understanding of persons of ordinary intelligence.” | 3 |
| 6 | People v. Dowdell | green | “counsel may not be deemed incompetent for failure to make meritless objections.” | 3 |
| 7 | People v. . Minifie | green | “reasonably probable that a result more favorable to the appealing party would have been reached in the absence of the error.” | 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.