7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 52 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 Perez v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perez v. State Anchor | green | “failure to call witnesses at the guilt-innocence and punishment stages is irrelevant absent a showing that such witnesses were available and appellant would benefit from their testimony.” | 20 |
| 2 | Acosta v. State | green | “is required to make a choice between advancing his client's interest in a fair trial or advancing other interests (perhaps counsel's own) to the detriment of his client's interest.” | 9 |
| 3 | James v. State | green | “potential, speculative conflicts of interest" may not be "elevated to the position of actual, significant conflicts” | 6 |
| 4 | Lopez v. State | green | “an appellant must identify specific instances in the record that reflect a choice that counsel made between possible alternative courses of action, such as 'eliciting (or failing to elicit) evidence helpful to one interest but harmful to the other.” | 5 |
| 5 | Lair v. State | green | “an attorney's decision not to present particular witnesses at the punishment stage may be a strategically sound decision if the attorney bases it on a determination that the testimony of the witnesses may be harmful, rather than helpful, to the defendant.” | 4 |
| 6 | Acosta v. State | green | “an 'actual conflict of interest' exists if counsel is required to make a choice between advancing his client's interest in a fair trial or advancing other interests (perhaps counsel's own) to the detriment of his client's interest.” | 4 |
| 7 | Ex Parte Miller | green | “the fact that another attorney may have pursued a different tactic at trial is insufficient to prove a claim of ineffective assistance.” | 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.