5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 20 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. William Anthony Pou, United States of America v. Joseph Michael Pou, United States of America v. Miguel Mondejar.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. William Anthony Pou, United States of America v. Joseph Michael Pou, United States of America v. Miguel Mondejar Anchor | green | “because the evidence may have been more damaging against one appellant than the others,” | 4 |
| 2 | United States v. Peter Robert Betz | green | “at sentencing, the burden is on the government to show by a preponderance of the evidence that a dangerous weapon was present and that it was not clearly improbable that the weapon had a nexus with the criminal activity” | 4 |
| 3 | United States v. Leon Delmar Milton, Etc., Lydia Gajewski, Etc., Jeffrey Sean Mitchell, Etc., and Ernest Thornton, Etc. | green | “(1) that a false statement knowingly and intentionally, or with reckless disregard for the truth, was included in the affidavit, and (2) that the affidavit's remaining content is insufficient to establish probable cause.” | 4 |
| 4 | United States v. Conrad A. Jasper | green | “the nature of the defendant's role in the offense, the recruitment of accomplices, and the degree of participation in planning or organizing the offense.” | 4 |
| 5 | United States v. Mario Hugo Arias | green | “coconspirator statements are properly admitted if the government proves by a preponderance of the evidence that (1) a conspiracy existed; (2) both the declarant and the defendant were members of the conspiracy; and (3) the declarant made the statement in the course and in furthe…” | 4 |
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.