7 canonical passages across 5 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 People v. Cain.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Cain Anchor | green | “the juror's oath involves a conscious promise to adopt a particular mindset-to approach matters fairly and impartially-and its great virtue is the powerful symbolism and sense of duty it imbues the oath-taker with and casts on the proceedings.” | 9 |
| 2 | People v. Doe | green | “sitting as a one man grand jury” | 9 |
| 3 | People v. McCrea | green | “as a result of the grand-jury investigation indictments were returned and warrants were issued against mccrea and other defendants. the preliminary examinations were conducted before judge ferguson, and mccrea and other defendants were held for trial.” | 9 |
| 4 | People of Michigan v. Robert Monya Green | green | “defendant was indicted by a one-person grand jury . . . .” | 9 |
| 5 | People of Michigan v. Robert Monya Green | green | “the probable cause required for a bindover is 'greater' than that required for an arrest and . . . imposes a different standard of proof. . . . the arrest standard looks only to the probability that the person committed the crime as established at the time of the arrest, while t…” | 9 |
| 6 | People v. Cohen | green | “the probable cause required for a bindover is 'greater' than that required for an arrest and . . . imposes a different standard of proof. . . . the arrest standard looks only to the probability that the person committed the crime as established at the time of the arrest, while t…” | 9 |
| 7 | People v. Cohen | green | “we disagree with the circuit court's conclusion that probable cause to support an arrest is equivalent to probable cause to bind a defendant over for trial.” | 9 |
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