7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 21 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 Henderson v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henderson v. United States Anchor | green | “e con- clude that whether a legal question was settled or unsettled at the time of trial, 'it is enough that an error be "plain" at the time of appellate consideration' for 'he second part of the olano test satisfied.” | 3 |
| 2 | People v. Palmer | green | “on revoking a defendant's probation, the trial court sentences him to a disposition that would have been appropriate for the original offense.” | 3 |
| 3 | United States v. Scott Adkins | green | “he district court found the ... evidence more probative than prejudicial for the same reasons that it found the evidence to be direct evidence of criminality: the evidence went to knowledge, preparation, and in- tent.” | 3 |
| 4 | United States v. David Foley | green | “our role on appeal ... is not to apply the rule 403 bal- ancing test de novo but to review the district court's decision for an abuse of discretion.” | 3 |
| 5 | United States v. Artez Brewer | green | “the evi- dence of the ohio and california robberies was of course prej- udicial-all other-act evidence is-but given that brewer put his identity and intent squarely at issue, it was not unfairly so.” | 3 |
| 6 | United States v. Matthew Jones | green | “a jury could reasonably think that a felony conviction is a life experience unlikely to be forgotten.” | 3 |
| 7 | United States v. Matthew Jones | green | “affirmance in this instance protects ra- ther than harms 'the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicia proceedings.” | 3 |
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