7 canonical passages across 6 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 Parle v. Runnels.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parle v. Runnels Anchor | green | “far less persuasive than it might otherwise have been.” | 6 |
| 2 | United States v. Reinhold Sommerstedt | green | “a defendant may be convicted of violating section 111 if he . . . uses any force whatsoever against a federal officer,” | 3 |
| 3 | United States v. Steve Rudberg | green | “when applying the plain error standard, we consider all circumstances at trial including the strength of the evidence against the defendant.” | 3 |
| 4 | United States v. Terrill Dixon | green | “a chain of unbroken inferences” | 3 |
| 5 | United States v. Jack Alan Geston, United States of America v. Jack Alan Geston | green | “by assessing the witnesses and witness testimony in light of their own experience.” | 3 |
| 6 | United States v. Jack Alan Geston, United States of America v. Jack Alan Geston | green | “in a case where witness credibility was paramount.” | 3 |
| 7 | United States v. Dale Roy Combs | green | “much of it was equally consistent with combs's defense,” | 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.