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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 20 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 Medina v. State.

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1 Medina v. State Anchor
miss · 1996
green “cannot decide an issue based on assertions in the briefs alone; rather, issues must be proven by the record.” 8
2 Medina v. State
miss · 1996
green “this court will not consider matters which do not appear in the record and must confine itself to what actually does appear in the record.” 8
3 Nicholson on Behalf of Gollott v. State
miss · 1996
green “statutes under constitutional attack have a presumption of validity attached to them, overcome only with a showing of unconstitutionality beyond a reasonable doubt.” 4

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