11 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 438 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. Mixon.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Mixon Anchor | green | “slight gap into which few cases fall.” | 99 |
| 2 | State v. Vasques | green | “whether a reasonable basis exists for concluding that had the evidence been presented at trial, the result of the proceedings might have been different.” | 63 |
| 3 | State v. Mixon | green | “is an extraordinary procedural remedy . . . that fills only a slight gap into which few cases fall.” | 59 |
| 4 | State v. Hart | green | “for subsequently or newly discovered evidence relating to matters which were litigated at the trial if the judge determines that such evidence may have resulted in a different judgment, had it been presented at the trial.” | 47 |
| 5 | State v. Hart | green | “the purpose of this remedy 'is to bring to the attention of the trial court some fact unknown to the court, which if known would have resulted in a different judgment.” | 37 |
| 6 | State v. Mixon | green | “fills only a slight gap into which few cases fall.” | 30 |
| 7 | Burford v. State | green | “before a state may terminate a claim for failure to comply with . . . statutes of limitations, due process requires that potential litigants be provided an opportunity for the presentation of claims at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner.” | 28 |
| 8 | Burford v. State | green | “due process requires that potential litigants be provided an opportunity for the presentation of claims at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner.” | 20 |
| 9 | Ricky Harris v. State | green | “newly discovered evidence relating to matters litigated at the trial” | 19 |
| 10 | Burford v. State | green | “before a state may terminate a claim for failure to comply with procedural requirements such as statutes of limitations, due process requires that potential litigants be provided an opportunity for the presentation of claims at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner.” | 19 |
| 11 | Ricky HARRIS v. STATE of Tennessee | red | “is computed from the date the judgment of the trial court becomes final, either thirty days after its entry in the trial court if no post-trial motions are filed or upon entry of an order disposing of a timely filed post-trial motion.” | 17 |
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.