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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 47 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 Gardner v. Florida.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gardner v. Florida Anchor | green | “it is of vital importance to the defendant and to the community that any decision to impose the death sentence be, and appear to be, based on reason rather than caprice or emotion.” | 34 |
| 2 | Woodson v. North Carolina | green | “a corresponding difference in the need for reliability in the determination that death is the appropriate punishment in a specific case.” | 13 |
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.