9 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 131 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 Bigon v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bigon v. State Anchor | green | “under an abuse of discretion standard, an appellate court should not disturb the trial court's decision if the ruling was within the zone of reasonable disagreement.” | 36 |
| 2 | Bigon v. State | green | “the zone of reasonable disagreement.” | 32 |
| 3 | Ex Parte Mowbray | green | “the fact finder is the exclusive judge of the credibility of the witnesses.” | 22 |
| 4 | Gaytan v. State | green | “a trial court abuses its discretion when its ruling is arbitrary or unreasonable.” | 12 |
| 5 | Ex Parte Amezquita | green | “when the trial court's findings of fact in a habeas corpus proceeding are supported by the record, they should be accepted” | 9 |
| 6 | Cary v. Alford | green | “the admissibility of evidence at the punishment phase of a non-capital felony offense” | 6 |
| 7 | Ex Parte Aftab Ali | green | “almost total deference to a trial court's factual findings when supported by the record, especially when those findings are based upon credibility and demeanor.” | 5 |
| 8 | Ex parte Nelson | green | “in the light most favorable to the trial court's ruling.” | 5 |
| 9 | Ex Parte Aftab Ali | green | “by a preponderance of the evidence, the facts that would entitle him to relief.” | 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.