6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 127 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 People v. Schrauben.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Schrauben Anchor | green | “when a trial court does not depart from the recommended minimum sentencing range, the minimum sentence must be affirmed unless there was an error in scoring or the trial court relied on inaccurate information.” | 58 |
| 2 | People v. Schrauben | green | “if a minimum sentence is within the appropriate guidelines sentence range, the court of appeals shall affirm that sentence and shall not remand for resentencing absent an error in scoring the sentencing guidelines or inaccurate information relied upon in determining the defendan…” | 23 |
| 3 | People v. Powell | green | “it is axiomatic that a statutory provision, such as mcl 769.34, cannot authorize action in violation of the federal or state constitutions.” | 18 |
| 4 | People v. Conley | green | “it is axiomatic that a statutory provision, such as mcl 769.34, cannot authorize action in violation of the federal or state constitutions.” | 18 |
| 5 | People v. Powell | green | “a sentence within the guidelines range is presumptively proportionate, and a sentence that is proportionate is not cruel or unusual punishment.” | 7 |
| 6 | People v. Newby | green | “jurisprudence requires that the weight of the evidence and the credibility of a witness be left to the trier of fact” | 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.