11 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 81 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 Gallo v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gallo v. State Anchor | green | “rule 403 favors the admission of relevant evidence and carries a presumption that relevant evidence will be more probative than prejudicial.” | 15 |
| 2 | Kelly v. State | green | “is sufficiently reliable and relevant to help the jury in reaching accurate results.” | 15 |
| 3 | Kelly v. State | green | “(a) the underlying scientific theory must be valid; (b) the technique applying the theory must be valid; and (c) the technique must have been properly applied on the occasion in question.” | 11 |
| 4 | Gallo v. State | green | “the admissibility of a photograph is within the sound discretion of the trial judge.” | 8 |
| 5 | Blake v. State | green | “a person is an accomplice if there is sufficient evidence connecting them to the criminal offense as a blameworthy participant.” | 7 |
| 6 | Winston v. State | green | “since interpretation of a dog's reaction to a scent lineup is based upon training and experience, and not scientific method, we apply the less rigorous nenno test in this case.” | 5 |
| 7 | Smith v. State | green | “the cumulative force of the evidence” | 4 |
| 8 | Smith v. State | green | “was aware that guns were missing from her house and that the victims had been shot before that information was officially released to her” | 4 |
| 9 | Goff v. State | green | “a trial court may charge on the law of parties where there is no such allegation in the indictment.” | 4 |
| 10 | Yost v. State | green | “no evidence outside the testimony of accomplices” | 4 |
| 11 | Gamez v. State | green | “if the evidence is clear that the witness is not an accomplice witness, no charge need be given to the jury either that the witness is an accomplice witness as a matter of law or in the form of a fact issue whether the witness is an accomplice witness.” | 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.