9 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 122 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 State v. Henning.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Henning Anchor | green | “a reasonable ground for suspicion, supported by circumstances indicative of an illegal act.” | 25 |
| 2 | State v. Meeks | green | “whether, in light of all the evidence available, the magistrate had a substantial basis for finding probable cause.” | 25 |
| 3 | State v. Henning | green | “containing allegations from which the magistrate can determine whether probable cause exists,” | 20 |
| 4 | State v. Johnson | green | “a reasonable ground for suspicion, supported by circumstances indicative of an illegal act.” | 17 |
| 5 | State v. Smith | green | “the nexus between the place to be searched and the items to be seized may be established by the type of crime, the nature of the items, and the normal inferences where a criminal would hide the evidence.” | 13 |
| 6 | State v. Saine | green | “to establish probable cause, the affidavit must show a nexus among the criminal activity, the place to be searched, and the items to be seized.” | 8 |
| 7 | State v. Smotherman | green | “requires reasonable grounds for suspicion, supported by circumstances indicative of an illegal act.” | 7 |
| 8 | State v. Smotherman | green | “whether the issuing magistrate had 'a substantial basis for concluding that a search would uncover evidence of wrongdoing.” | 4 |
| 9 | State of Tennessee v. Keith Sales | green | “must appear in the affidavit itself and judicial review of the existence of probable cause will not include looking to other evidence provided to or known by the issuing magistrate or possessed by the affiant.” | 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.