7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 26 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. James E. Mallen.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. James E. Mallen Anchor | green | “an indictment is sufficient if it fairly informs the accused of the charges against him and allows him to plead double jeopardy as a bar to a future prosecution.” | 6 |
| 2 | United States v. Sawyer | green | “a person with continuing and long-term interests before an official might engage in a pattern of repeated, intentional gratuity offenses in order to coax ongoing favorable official action in derogation of the public's right to impartial official services.” | 4 |
| 3 | United States v. Larry E. Jennings, Sr. | green | “the quid pro quo requirement is satisfied so long as the evidence shows a course of conduct of favors and gifts flowing to a public official in exchange for a pattern of official actions favorable to the donor.” | 4 |
| 4 | United States v. James E. Mallen | green | “a court may not insist that a particular word or phrase appear in the indictment when the element is alleged 'in a form' which substantially states the element.” | 3 |
| 5 | United States v. Cervone | green | “a scheme and artifice to defraud the state of missouri of money and other things of value including cdls.” | 3 |
| 6 | United States v. Larry E. Jennings, Sr. | green | “course of conduct of favors and gifts flowing to a public official in exchange for a pattern of official actions favorable to the donor.” | 3 |
| 7 | United States v. Gilkerson | green | “any alleged failure to define 'migratory bird preservation facility' or to cite to where that definition could be found is immaterial.” | 3 |
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