5 canonical passages across 4 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 People v. Bello.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Bello Anchor | green | “in the context of a grand jury proceeding, legal sufficiency means prima facie proof of the crimes charged, not proof beyond a reasonable doubt” | 19 |
| 2 | People v. Collier | green | “essential and critical evidence” | 12 |
| 3 | People v. Bello | green | “the reviewing court's inquiry is limited to whether the facts, if proven, and the inferences that logically flow from those facts supply proof of each element of the charged crimes and whether the grand jury could rationally have drawn the inference of guilt.” | 7 |
| 4 | People v. Mills | green | “courts assessing the sufficiency of the evidence before a grand jury must evaluate 'whether the evidence, viewed most favorably to the people, if unexplained and uncontradicted- and deferring all questions as to the weight or quality of the evidence - would warrant conviction” | 5 |
| 5 | People v. Bornholdt | green | “only the most cogent reasons warrant a severance.” | 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.