6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 54 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 Lowenfield v. Phelps.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lowenfield v. Phelps Anchor | green | “the fact that the aggravating circumstance duplicated one of the elements of the crime does not make this sentence constitutionally infirm.” | 16 |
| 2 | Foster v. State | green | “the defendant who fails to make a contemporaneous objection must rely on plain error to raise the assignment on appeal.” | 14 |
| 3 | Hansen v. State | green | “especially heinous, atrocious or cruel,” | 10 |
| 4 | Foster v. State | green | “defendant who fails to make a contemporaneous objection must rely on plain error to raise the assignment on appeal” | 6 |
| 5 | Ex Parte Kennedy | green | “the fact that the aggravating circumstance duplicated one of the elements of the crime does not make this sentence constitutionally infirm.” | 4 |
| 6 | Gray v. State | green | “defendant who fails to make a contemporaneous objection must rely on plain error to raise the assignment on appeal” | 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.