9 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 99 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 People v. Waterstone.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Waterstone Anchor | green | “a trial court necessarily abuses its discretion when it makes an error of law.” | 29 |
| 2 | People v. Woolfolk | green | “a prearrest delay that causes substantial prejudice to a defendant's right to a fair trial and that was used to gain tactical advantage violates the constitutional right to due process.” | 20 |
| 3 | People v. Patton | green | “substantial prejudice is that which meaningfully impairs the defendant's ability to defend against the charge in such a manner that the outcome of the proceedings was likely affected.” | 12 |
| 4 | People v. Nicholson | green | “when its decision falls outside the range of principled outcomes.” | 9 |
| 5 | People v. Adams | green | “this court reviews a trial court's ruling regarding a motion to dismiss for an abuse of discretion.” | 8 |
| 6 | People v. Nicholson | green | “falls outside the range of principled outcomes.” | 7 |
| 7 | People v. Nicholson | green | “a trial court may be said to have abused its discretion only when its decision falls outside the range of principled outcomes.” | 6 |
| 8 | People v. Patton | green | “before dismissal may be granted because of prearrest delay there must be actual and substantial prejudice to the defendant's right to a fair trial and an intent by the prosecution to gain a tactical advantage.” | 5 |
| 9 | People v. Redden | green | “in order to establish that a crime has been committed, the prosecution need not prove each element beyond a reasonable doubt, but must present some evidence of each element.” | 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.