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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 21 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 United States v. Blair.

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1 United States v. Blair Anchor
ca6 · 2008
green “probable cause is a reasonable ground for belief supported by less than prima facie proof but more than mere suspicion.” 16
2 United States v. Katrina Lyons
ca6 · 2012
green “in order to effect a traffic stop, an officer must possess either probable cause of a civil infraction or reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.” 5

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