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6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 38 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 United States v. Ojeda Rios.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Ojeda Rios Anchor | green | “explain not only why a delay occurred but also why it is excusable.” | 10 |
| 2 | Ronald Clyde Nelson v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections | green | “counsel is normally not expected to foresee future new developments in the law” | 7 |
| 3 | United States v. Patrick Pedroni | green | “the unavailability of the issuing or supervising judge may constitute a satisfactory explanation for a sealing delay.” | 7 |
| 4 | Charles Edward Hunter v. United States of America, Henry C. Bailey v. John E. Nagle, Warden, Jeff Sessions, Attorney General for the State of Alabama | red | “under the plain language of the rule, an applicant for the writ gets two bites at the appeal certificate apple: one before the district judge, and if that one is unsuccessful, he gets a second one before a circuit judge.” | 7 |
| 5 | United States v. Kimmy Lee Woodard | green | “a general sentence is an undivided sentence for more than one count that does not exceed the maximum possible aggregate sentence for all the counts but does exceed the maximum allowable sentence on one of the counts.” | 4 |
| 6 | Steve Paul Wilson, A/K/A Mike L. Wilson v. United States | green | “a defendant has a constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel at sentencing.” | 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.