3 canonical passages across 3 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 Flowers v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flowers v. State Anchor | green | “just as there is more than one way to skin a cat, there is more than one way to prove a prior conviction.” | 27 |
| 2 | Beck v. State | green | “it is incumbent on the state to go forward and show by independent evidence that the defendant is the person so previously convicted.” | 13 |
| 3 | Timberlake v. State | green | “the facts of each case must contain reliable evidence showing that the defendant had been previously convicted of the offense for which evidence is offered.” | 7 |
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.