11 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 368 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 Hawkins v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawkins v. State Anchor | green | “only in extreme circumstances, where the prejudice is incurable, will a mistrial be required.” | 116 |
| 2 | Hawkins v. State | green | “so prejudicial that expenditure of further time and expense would be wasteful and futile.” | 58 |
| 3 | Ocon v. State | green | “a mistrial is an appropriate remedy in 'extreme circumstances' for a narrow class of highly prejudicial and incurable errors.” | 55 |
| 4 | Hawkins v. State | green | “a mistrial is the trial court's remedy for improper conduct that is 'so prejudicial that expenditure of further time and expense would be wasteful and futile.” | 40 |
| 5 | Ovalle v. State | green | “ordinarily, a prompt instruction to disregard will cure error associated with an improper question and answer.” | 31 |
| 6 | Archie v. State | green | “the law generally presumes that instructions to disregard and other cautionary instructions will be duly obeyed by the jury.” | 18 |
| 7 | Ocon v. State | green | “only when residual prejudice remains” | 16 |
| 8 | Ladd v. State | green | “a mistrial is required only when the improper question is clearly prejudicial to the defendant and is of such character as to suggest the impossibility of withdrawing the impression produced on the minds of the jurors.” | 12 |
| 9 | Gamboa v. State | green | “instructions to the jury are generally considered sufficient to cure improprieties that occur during trial,” | 9 |
| 10 | Bradshaw v. State | green | “the degree of harm demonstrated by an appellant must be actual, not merely theoretical.” | 5 |
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