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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 44 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 Brown v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown v. State Anchor | green | “proper jury argument generally falls within one of four general areas: (1) summation of the evidence; (2) reasonable deduction from the evidence; (3) answer to argument of opposing counsel; and (4) plea for law enforcement.” | 26 |
| 2 | Jackson v. State | green | “to constitute reversible error, the argument must be manifestly improper or inject new, harmful facts into the case.” | 8 |
| 3 | Taylor v. State | green | “the state may attempt to clarify the meaning of the jury instructions pertaining to parole law and good-conduct time” | 4 |
| 4 | Byrd v. State | green | “the jury may base its assessment of punishment in part on consideration of a sentenced defendant's parole eligibility under the formula contained in the instruction; however, a jury may not base its assessment of punishment on speculation as to when, if ever, the defendant may b…” | 3 |
| 5 | Perez v. State | green | “most comments that fall outside the areas of permissible argument will be considered to be error of the nonconstitutional variety.” | 3 |
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.