6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 117 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. Maxwell.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Maxwell Anchor | green | “when a court reviews a record for sufficiency, 'the relevant inquiry is whether, after viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime proven beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 31 |
| 2 | State v. Dillard | green | “the court must defer to the trier of fact on questions of credibility and the weight assigned to the evidence.” | 25 |
| 3 | State v. Maxwell | green | “when a court reviews the record for sufficiency, 'the relevant inquiry is whether, after viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime proven beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 19 |
| 4 | State v. Ruff | green | “under r.c. 2941.25(b), a defendant whose conduct supports multiple offenses may be convicted of all the offenses if any one of the following is true: (1) the conduct constitutes offenses of dissimilar import, (2) the conduct shows that the offenses were committed separately, or …” | 17 |
| 5 | State v. Davis | green | “a reviewing court is not to assess 'whether the state's evidence is to be believed, but whether, if believed, the evidence against a defendant would support a conviction.” | 13 |
| 6 | State v. Biros | green | “circumstantial evidence and direct evidence inherently possess the same probative value.” | 12 |
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.