11 canonical passages across 9 cases, quoted by 392 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 McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District 1.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District 1 Anchor | green | “with a basis for determining whether appointed counsel have fully performed their duty to support their clients' appeals to the best of their ability” | 125 |
| 2 | State v. Jyles | green | “has cast an advocate's eye over the trial record and considered whether any ruling made by the trial court, subject to the contemporaneous objection rule, had a significant, adverse impact on shaping the evidence presented to the jury for its consideration.” | 107 |
| 3 | State v. Jyles | green | “a detailed and reviewable assessment for both the defendant and the appellate court of whether the appeal is worth pursuing in the first place.” | 50 |
| 4 | State v. Bradford | green | “has cast an advocate's eye over the trial record and considered whether any ruling made by the trial court, subject to the contemporaneous objection rule, had a significant, adverse impact on shaping the evidence presented to the jury for its consideration.” | 34 |
| 5 | State v. Esteen | green | “are those called for in the reference statute.” | 21 |
| 6 | State v. Mouton | green | “a detailed and reviewable assessment for both the defendant and the appellate court of whether the appeal is worth pursuing in the first place.” | 12 |
| 7 | State v. Benjamin | green | “a detailed and reviewable assessment for both the defendant and the appellate court of whether the appeal is worth pursuing in the first place.” | 11 |
| 8 | State v. Singleton | green | “opinions may differ on the advisability of such a tactic.” | 10 |
| 9 | State v. Jyles | green | “whether any ruling made by the trial court, subject to the contemporaneous objection rule, had a significant, adverse impact on shaping the evidence presented to the jury for its consideration.” | 9 |
| 10 | State v. Defrene | green | “when counsel files an anders brief, an appellate court reviews several items: a) the bill of information to ensure that the charge is proper, b) all minute entries to ensure that defendant was present at all crucial stages of the prosecution, c) all pleadings in the record, and …” | 9 |
| 11 | State v. Jones | neutral | “a defendant cannot appeal or seek review of a sentence imposed in conformity with a plea agreement which was set forth in the record at the time of the plea.” | 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.