8 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 62 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. Fountain.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Fountain Anchor | green | “ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims are an exception to the traditional error-preservation rules.” | 24 |
| 2 | State v. Truesdell | green | “to preserve error on a claim of insufficient evidence for appellate review in a criminal case, the defendant must make a motion for judgment of acquittal at trial that identifies the specific grounds raised on appeal.” | 15 |
| 3 | State of Iowa v. Robin Eugene Brubaker | green | “failure of trial counsel to preserve error at trial can support an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim.” | 8 |
| 4 | Brisson v. State | green | “in order to allow a sentencing court to consider previous convictions, we must be convinced that such convictions are reliable.” | 3 |
| 5 | State v. Majeres | green | “although a defendant has such a right to counsel, a defendant can choose to waive the right to counsel.” | 3 |
| 6 | Community Lutheran School v. Iowa Department of Job Service | green | “we avoid constitutional issues except when necessary for disposition of a controversy.” | 3 |
| 7 | Hines v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | green | “as previously indicated, we do not reach the merits of these constitutional claims. we consider 66 constitutional issues on appeal only when another question is not decisive.” | 3 |
| 8 | State of Iowa v. Justin Dean Short | green | “we may, of course, consider the persuasiveness of federal precedent, but we are by no means bound by it.” | 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.