8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 63 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 Mills v. Green.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mills v. Green Anchor | green | “the duty of this court, as of every other judicial tribunal, is to decide actual controversies by a judgment which can be carried into effect, and not to give opinions upon moot questions or abstract propositions, or to declare principles or rules of law which cannot affect the …” | 25 |
| 2 | Cassim v. Allstate Insurance | green | “after an examination of the entire cause, including the evidence,” | 12 |
| 3 | Cassim v. Allstate Insurance | green | “it is reasonably probable that a result more favorable to the appealing party would have been reached in the absence of the error.” | 10 |
| 4 | Cucinella v. Weston Biscuit Co. | green | “error must be affirmatively shown” | 4 |
| 5 | Lopez v. Superior Court | green | “the trial shall be by jury unless waived by both the person and the district attorney.” | 4 |
| 6 | San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. John L. | green | “a reviewing court will indulge in a presumption that counsel's performance fell within the wide range of professional competence and that counsel's actions and inactions can be explained as a matter of sound trial strategy.” | 4 |
| 7 | People v. MERFIELD | green | “we review the merits of appeals from timely filed petitions that are rendered technically moot during the pending of the appeal, . . . because the appellant is subject to recertification as an mdo, and the issues are otherwise likely to evade review due to the time constraints o…” | 3 |
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