3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 15 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 Fernandez v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernandez v. State Anchor | green | “it is within a trial court's province to determine whether a challenge for cause is proper, and the trial court's determination of juror competency will not be overturned absent manifest error.” | 8 |
| 2 | Castro v. State | green | “the trial judge has the duty to decide if a challenge for cause is proper, and this court must give deference to the judge's determination of a prospective juror's qualifications.” | 4 |
| 3 | Mendoza v. State | green | “a trial court has latitude in ruling upon a challenge for cause because the court has a better vantage point from which to evaluate prospective jurors' answers than does this court in our review of the cold record.” | 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.