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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 87 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. Johnson.

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1 People v. Johnson Anchor
cal · 1980
green “review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidence-that is, evidence which is reasonable, credible, and of solid value-such that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reas…” 39
2 People v. Johnson
cal · 1980
green “the court must review the whole record in the light most favorable to the judgment below to determine whether it discloses substantial evidence-that is, evidence which is reasonable, credible, and of solid value-such that a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilt…” 35
3 People v. Green
cal · 1980
green “when the prosecution presents its case to the jury on alternate theories, some of which are legally correct and others legally incorrect, and the reviewing court cannot determine from the record on which theory the ensuing general verdict of guilt rested, the conviction cannot s…” 10
4 People v. Fields
cal · 1983
green “it has long been settled that appeals to the sympathy or passions of the jury are inappropriate at the guilt phase of a criminal trial.” 3

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