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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 70 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. Banks.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Banks Anchor | green | “a criminal conviction should not be lightly overturned solely on the basis of the prosecutor's closing argument.” | 31 |
| 2 | State v. Banks | green | “prosecutors, no less than defense counsel, may use colorful and forceful language in their closing arguments, as long as they do not stray from the evidence and the reasonable inferences to be drawn from the evidence, or make derogatory remarks or appeal to the jurors' prejudice…” | 24 |
| 3 | State of Tennessee v. James Hawkins | green | “the opposing lawyers to present their theory of the case and to point out the strengths and weaknesses in the evidence to the jury.” | 15 |
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.