5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 132 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 Koon v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koon v. United States Anchor | red | “a district court by definition abuses its discretion when it makes an error of law.” | 103 |
| 2 | Koon v. United States | red | “the abuse-of-discretion standard includes review to determine that the discretion was not guided by erroneous legal conclusions.” | 14 |
| 3 | United States v. Carty | green | “on appeal, we first consider whether the district court committed significant procedural error, then we consider the substantive reasonableness of the sentence.” | 4 |
| 4 | United States v. Ram Singh | green | “without ruling out the possibility that a rare example might exist, we have never allowed a new trial unless defendant can establish all five elements.” | 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.