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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 19 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. Wilk.

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1 United States v. Wilk Anchor
ca11 · 2009
green “an abuse of discretion occurs if the district court applies an incorrect legal standard or makes findings of fact that are clearly erroneous.” 9
2 United States v. Felts
ca11 · 2009
green “left with a substantial and ineradicable doubt as to whether the jury was properly guided in its deliberations.” 7
3 United States v. Ladson
ca11 · 2011
green “the trial as a whole to determine whether the appellant was afforded a fundamentally fair trial.” 3

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