5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 98 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. Beeman.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Beeman Anchor | green | “a conviction will be reversed where the cumulative effect of errors in a trial deprives a defendant of the constitutional right to a fair trial even though each of numerous instances of trial court error does not individually constitute cause for reversal.” | 63 |
| 2 | State v. Smith | green | “before we consider whether 'cumulative errors' are present, we must first find that the trial court committed multiple errors.” | 13 |
| 3 | State v. Mammone (Slip Opinion) | green | “cannot point to 'multiple instances of harmless error.” | 9 |
| 4 | State v. Mammone (Slip Opinion) | green | “and to the extent that mammone more broadly invokes the doctrine of cumulative error, that doctrine does not apply because he cannot point to 'multiple instances of harmless error.” | 8 |
| 5 | State v. Garner | green | “multiple instances of harmless error.” | 5 |
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.