7 canonical passages across 5 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 State v. Robert Joseph Stietz.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Robert Joseph Stietz Anchor | green | “a defendant's substantial rights remain unaffected (that is, the error is harmless) if it is clear beyond a reasonable doubt that a rational jury would have come to the same conclusion absent the error or if it is clear beyond a reasonable doubt that the error complained of did …” | 3 |
| 2 | State v. David Gutierrez | green | “look 20 no. 2018ap2318-cr for reasons to sustain a trial court's discretionary decision.” | 3 |
| 3 | State v. David Gutierrez | green | “may not substitute its discretion for that of the circuit court.” | 3 |
| 4 | State v. Mitchell L. Christen | green | “can 15 no. 2018ap2318-cr.akz hardly be called necessary when he sought out the situation where he would have to use self-defense. 72 allowing a defendant who seeks out life-threatening danger by breaking into a home to claim self-defense also fundamentally undermines a homeowner…” | 3 |
| 5 | Byrne v. State | green | “defendants are presumed to know the law . . . .” | 3 |
| 6 | State v. Alan M. Johnson | green | “brought the loaded gun there, and that he was aware that his conduct created that unreasonable and substantial risk of death or bodily harm.” | 3 |
| 7 | State v. Alan M. Johnson | green | “the circuit court erred in denying johnson's request to instruct the jury on perfect self-defense and second-degree reckless homicide and failed to allow into evidence that child pornography was found on k.m.'s computer.” | 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.