8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 133 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 Kelly v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly v. State Anchor | green | “a clear conclusion that the finding and judgment are wrong.” | 36 |
| 2 | Roberson v. State | green | “where there is ample evidence offered by the state to support a verdict, it should not be overturned even though the evidence offered by the defendant is in sharp conflict therewith and presents a substantial defense.” | 32 |
| 3 | Smith v. State | green | “the weight and probative value to be given to the evidence, the credibility of the witnesses, the resolution of conflicting testimony, and inferences to be drawn from the evidence are for the jury.” | 20 |
| 4 | Faircloth v. State | green | “in determining the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction, this court must accept as true the evidence introduced by the state, accord the state all legitimate inferences therefrom, and consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution.” | 18 |
| 5 | Bridges v. State | green | “the rule is clearly established in this state that a verdict of conviction should not be set aside on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict, unless, after allowing all reasonable presumptions of its correctness, the preponderance of the evidence …” | 13 |
| 6 | Roberson v. State | green | “wjhere there is ample evidence offered by the state to support a verdict, it should not be overturned even though the evidence offered by the defendant is in sharp conflict therewith and presents a substantial defense.” | 5 |
| 7 | Toles v. State | neutral | “not permitted to pass upon the weight or sufficiency of the evidence, where it may yield any rational inference of guilt.” | 5 |
| 8 | Young v. State | green | “breckenridge v. state , 628 so.2d 1012 , 1018 (ala.crim.app. 1993).” | 4 |
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.