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7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 220 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 Musacchio v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Musacchio v. United States Anchor | green | “whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 77 |
| 2 | United States v. Junaidu Savage | green | “a defendant who brings a sufficiency challenge bears a heavy burden, as appellate reversal on grounds of insufficient evidence is confined to cases where the prosecution's failure is clear.” | 60 |
| 3 | United States v. Smith Grading and Paving, Inc. And Herbert P. Lee, Iii, United States of America v. Dellinger, Inc. And Theodore C. Dellinger | green | “no due process violation occurs as long as brady material is disclosed to a defendant in time for its effective use at trial.” | 30 |
| 4 | United States v. Junaidu Savage | green | “we review the denial of a motion for judgment of acquittal de novo.” | 28 |
| 5 | United States v. Christopher Harris | green | “at a minimum, courts of appeals cannot correct an error pursuant to plain error review unless the error is clear under current law.” | 11 |
| 6 | United States v. Larry Recio | green | “the most extraordinary of circumstances.” | 7 |
| 7 | United States v. James Denton | green | “draw all reasonable inferences from the facts” | 7 |
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.