7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 143 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 De La Paz v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De La Paz v. State Anchor | green | “zone of reasonable disagreement,” | 40 |
| 2 | De La Paz v. State | green | “as long as the trial court's ruling is within the 'zone of reasonable disagreement,' there is no abuse of discretion, and the trial court's ruling will be upheld.” | 36 |
| 3 | Moses v. State | green | “whether extraneous offense evidence has relevance apart from character conformity, as required by rule 404(b), is a question for the trial court.” | 31 |
| 4 | Devoe, Paul Gilbert | green | “if there is evidence supporting that an extraneous transaction is relevant to a material, non-propensity issue.” | 13 |
| 5 | Daggett v. State | green | “rule 404(b) sets out an illustrative, not exhaustive, list of exceptions to the prohibition against admitting evidence of extraneous offenses including 'proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident.” | 10 |
| 6 | Laray Malone Jr. v. State | green | “let the trial judge know what he wants, why he thinks himself entitled to it, and do so clearly enough for the judge to understand him at a time when the trial court is in a proper position to do something about it.” | 7 |
| 7 | Raymond Lumsden v. State | green | “rarely and only after a clear abuse of discretion.” | 6 |
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.