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8 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 40 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 Evans v. State.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evans v. State Anchor | green | “the very purpose of an advocate is to help the jury draw conclusions from the evidence and to make suggestions as to a proper conclusion.” | 7 |
| 2 | Martin v. State | green | “in determining whether error exists in granting or refusing jury instructions, the instructions must be read as a whole; if the instructions fairly announce the law and create no injustice, no reversible error will be found.” | 7 |
| 3 | Holland v. State | green | “it is imperative that the statements be read in their appropriate context in light of that which the prosecutor was in fact arguing to the jury at the time.” | 7 |
| 4 | Brown v. State | green | “our death penalty statute clearly states the only aggravating circumstances which may be relied upon by the prosecution in seeking the ultimate punishment.” | 5 |
| 5 | Ahmad v. State | green | “given the latitude afforded an attorney during closing argument, any allegedly improper prosecutorial comment must be considered in context, considering the circumstances of the case, when deciding on their propriety.” | 5 |
| 6 | Carr v. State | green | “counsel may draw upon literature, history, science, religion, and philosophy for material for his argument.” | 3 |
| 7 | Rush v. State | green | “it is a common-law right of a person being tried for the commission of a crime to be free from all manner of shackles or bonds, whether of hands or feet, when in court in the presence of the jury, unless in exceptional cases where there is a realistic danger of his escape or in …” | 3 |
| 8 | People v. Liner | green | “lest the remediation of society's problems distract jurors from the awesome responsibility with which they are charged.” | 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.