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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 20 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 People v. Thompson.

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1 People v. Thompson Anchor
ill · 2010
green “the first step of plain-error review is determining whether any error occurred.” 14
2 People v. Sanford
mich · 1978
green “we also hold that either the cyclopedia or the bishop definition is an adequate definition of a form of assault and that both forms are actionable in the criminal law.” 3
3 People v. Bosca
michctapp · 2015
green “the elements of are (1) an assault, (2) with a dangerous weapon, and (3) with the intent to injure or place the victim in reasonable apprehension of an immediate battery.” 3

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