3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 11 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 Barefoot v. Estelle.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barefoot v. Estelle Anchor | red | “irect appeal is the primary avenue for review of a conviction or sentence, and death penalty cases are no exception.” | 4 |
| 2 | Fields v. Woodford | green | “iven the eyewitness testimony about what did to , there is no reasonable probability that the prosecutor's emotional appeal affected the verdict.” | 4 |
| 3 | Larry David Davis v. Jeanne S. Woodford, Warden, of California State Prison at San Quentin | green | “ny prejudice was further limited through an instruction directing the jury to consider each count separately.” | 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.