7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 23 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. Williams.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Williams Anchor | green | “a presentence report is generally a reliable source for the purpose of inquiring into a defendant's criminal history.” | 5 |
| 2 | United States v. Anthony J. Smalley | green | “fundamental triumvirate of procedural protections” | 3 |
| 3 | United States v. Lester Jones | green | “because juvenile adjudications are reliable,” | 3 |
| 4 | United States v. Carlos L. Carpenter | green | “part iii speaks for the court as a practical matter.” | 3 |
| 5 | People v. Bolton | green | “possession of controlled substance” | 3 |
| 6 | People v. Williams | green | “acknowledged that a variety of documents containing a defendant's criminal history have been found to be properly relied upon at sentencing.” | 3 |
| 7 | People v. Nguyen | green | “may properly be exercised when the recidivism is evidenced by a constitutionally valid prior adjudication of criminal conduct.” | 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.