5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 144 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. Pauley.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Pauley Anchor | green | “taking into account the 'totality of the circumstances, including the extent of any variance from the guidelines range.” | 52 |
| 2 | United States v. Carter | green | “regardless of whether the district court imposes an above, below, or within-guidelines sentence, it must place on the record an 'individualized assessment' based on the particular facts of the case before it.” | 33 |
| 3 | United States v. Pauley | green | “substantive reasonableness review entails taking into account the 'totality of the circumstances, including the extent of any variance from the guidelines range.” | 24 |
| 4 | United States v. Evans | green | “consider the substantive reasonableness of the sentence imposed.” | 21 |
| 5 | United States v. Abdul Hafeez Muhammad | green | “correction of the error remains within our discretion, which we should not exercise ... unless the error seriously affects the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings.” | 14 |
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.