6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 65 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. Ortiz.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Ortiz Anchor | green | “evidence is considered cumulative when it adds nothing to what was already before the jury.” | 26 |
| 2 | People v. Manning | green | “a defendant must show that counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.” | 14 |
| 3 | People v. Ortiz | green | “of such conclusive character that it would probably change the result on retrial.” | 12 |
| 4 | People v. Childress | green | “evidence that has been discovered since the trial and that the defendant could not have discovered sooner through due diligence.” | 5 |
| 5 | People v. Harper | green | “however, where newly discovered evidence is both exonerating and contradicts the state's evidence at trial, it is capable of producing a different outcome at trial.” | 4 |
| 6 | People v. Harper | green | “the defendant bears the burden of making a substantial showing of a constitutional violation.” | 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.