6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 108 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 Cordova v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordova v. State Anchor | green | “events occurring before, during and after the commission of the offense and may rely on actions of the defendant which show an understanding and common design to do the prohibited act.” | 34 |
| 2 | Johnson v. State | green | “it is not necessary that every fact point directly and independently to the defendant's guilt; it is enough if the conclusion is warranted by the combined and cumulative force of all the incriminating circumstances.” | 30 |
| 3 | Cordova v. State | green | “events occurring before, during and after the commission of the offense, and may rely on actions of the defendant which show an understanding and common design to do the prohibited act.” | 15 |
| 4 | Barnes v. State | green | “it is not necessary that every fact point directly and independently to the defendant's guilt; it is enough if the conclusion is warranted by the combined and cumulative force of all the incriminating circumstances.” | 14 |
| 5 | Frank v. State | green | “a person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense is committed by his own conduct, by the conduct of another for which he is criminally responsible, or by both.” | 11 |
| 6 | Vodochodsky v. State | green | “the overwhelming weight of the evidence mitigates against the conclusion that the defendant solicited, encouraged, directed, aided or attempted to aid the shooter in committing the offense.” | 4 |
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.