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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 13 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 Tony Caldwell v. Harry K. Russell.

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1 Tony Caldwell v. Harry K. Russell Anchor
ca6 · 1999
green “the due process 'sufficient evidence' guarantee does not implicate affirmative defenses, because proof supportive of an affirmative defense cannot detract from proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused had committed the requisite elements of the crime.” 10
2 People v. Watts
michctapp · 1975
green “proof of the nonexistence of all affirmative defenses has never been constitutionally required.” 3

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