5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 24 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. Wilson.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Wilson Anchor | green | “to the extent a discrepancy exists between the written and oral versions of jury instructions, the written instructions provided to the jury will control.” | 8 |
| 2 | People v. Ramos | green | “ascertaining whether claimed instructional error affected the substantial rights of the defendant necessarily requires an examination of the merits of the claim-at least to the extent of ascertaining whether the asserted error would result in prejudice if error it was.” | 6 |
| 3 | United States v. Schaffer | green | “while we recognize that rule 413 represents an exception to the general 'ban against propensity evidence,' we agree with every other court of appeals that has addressed this issue and hold that, in light of the safeguards provided by rule 403, rule 413 on its face does not viola…” | 4 |
| 4 | United States v. Dillon | green | “make a preliminary finding that a jury could reasonably find by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant committed the uncharged sexual offense and that it constituted an 'offense of sexual assault' for purposes of rule 413.” | 3 |
| 5 | Mckinney v. Rees | green | “recognizes our supreme court has found section 1108 to be constitutional, but presents this pure question of law to preserve it for further review.” | 3 |
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