3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 68 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. Thompson.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Thompson Anchor | green | “the first step of plain-error review is determining whether any error occurred.” | 37 |
| 2 | People v. Thompson | green | “(1) a clear or obvious error occurred and the evidence is so closely balanced that the error alone threatened to tip the scales of justice against the defendant, regardless of the seriousness of the error, or (2) a clear or obvious error occurred and that error is so serious tha…” | 27 |
| 3 | People v. Kolton | green | “a defendant may not be convicted of an offense he has not been charged with committing.” | 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.