4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 16 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 Alfred R. Dyer v. Arthur Calderon, Warden, of California State Prison at San Quentin.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfred R. Dyer v. Arthur Calderon, Warden, of California State Prison at San Quentin Anchor | green | “so long as the fact-finding process is objective and reasonably explores the issues presented, the state trial judge's findings based on that investigation are entitled to a presumption of correctness.” | 5 |
| 2 | Alfred R. Dyer v. Arthur Calderon, Warden, of California State Prison at San Quentin | green | “an informal in camera hearing may be adequate for this purpose; due process requires only that all parties be represented, and that the investigation be reasonably calculated to resolve the doubts raised about the juror's impartiality.” | 4 |
| 3 | Fields v. Woodford | green | “supreme court has never explicitly adopted (or rejected) the doctrine of implied bias” | 4 |
| 4 | Frederico Gonzalez v. Cheryl Pliler, Warden | green | “the unsubstantiated comments of others” | 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.