4 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 State v. Smith.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Smith Anchor | green | “bound by supreme court precedent and is unable to modify it ... . we are not at liberty to overrule or discard the decisions of our supreme court but are bound by them. . . . it is not within our province to reevaluate or replace those decisions.” | 6 |
| 2 | State v. Brown | green | “our supreme court is the ultimate arbiter of the law in this state. we, as an intermediate appellate court, cannot reconsider the decisions of our highest court.” | 5 |
| 3 | State v. Rodriguez | green | “we, as an intermediate appellate court, do not reevaluate supreme court decisions and are bound by those decisions” | 3 |
| 4 | State v. Brown | green | “our supreme court is the ultimate arbiter of the law in this state” | 1 |
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.