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11 canonical passages across 10 cases, quoted by 363 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. Kanaan.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Kanaan Anchor | green | “this court will not interfere with the trier of fact's role of determining the weight of the evidence or the credibility of witnesses.” | 78 |
| 2 | People v. Kanaan | green | “all conflicts in the evidence must be resolved in favor of the prosecution.” | 59 |
| 3 | People v. Petri | green | “a failed strategy does not constitute deficient performance.” | 47 |
| 4 | People v. Lane | green | “counsel may provide ineffective assistance if counsel unreasonably fails to develop the defendant's defenses by adequately impeaching the witnesses against the defendant.” | 33 |
| 5 | People v. Ackerman | green | “to prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance, a defendant must, at a minimum, show that (1) counsel's performance was below an objective standard of reasonableness and (2) a reasonable probability exists that the outcome of the proceeding would have been different but for tri…” | 32 |
| 6 | People v. Bennett | green | “circumstantial evidence and reasonable inferences arising therefrom may constitute proof of the elements of the crime.” | 30 |
| 7 | People v. Heft | green | “a defendant must move in the trial court for a new trial or an evidentiary hearing to preserve the defendant's claim that his or her counsel was ineffective.” | 27 |
| 8 | People v. Solmonson | green | “an objective standard of reasonableness” | 23 |
| 9 | People v. Wilkens | green | “circumstantial evidence and reasonable inferences drawn from it may be sufficient to prove the elements of the crime.” | 18 |
| 10 | People v. Odom | green | “could have found that the essential elements of the crime were proven beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 11 |
| 11 | People v. Sherman-Huffman | green | “special deference is given to a trial court's findings when based on witness credibility.” | 5 |
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.