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12 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 686 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. Washington.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Washington Anchor | green | “make our own independent determination as to whether the evidence constitutes proof of each required element beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 182 |
| 2 | United States v. Turner | green | “whether, considering the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, a reasonable factfinder could have found all the essential elements beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 136 |
| 3 | United States v. Turner | green | “whether, after weighing the evidence in the record of trial and making allowances for not having personally observed the witnesses, we are convinced of the appellant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 95 |
| 4 | United States v. Lips | green | “in resolving questions of legal sufficiency, we are bound to draw every reasonable inference from the evidence of record in favor of the prosecution.” | 47 |
| 5 | United States v. Barner | green | “we are bound to draw every reasonable inference from the evidence of record in favor of the prosecution.” | 46 |
| 6 | United States v. Day | green | “whether, considering the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any reasonable fact-finder could have found all the essential elements beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 40 |
| 7 | United States v. Rankin | green | “after weighing all the evidence in the record of trial and recognizing that we did not see or hear the witnesses as did the trial court, this court is convinced of the appellant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 39 |
| 8 | United States v. Barner | green | “bound to draw every reasonable inference from the evidence of record in favor of the prosecution.” | 31 |
| 9 | United States v. Barner | green | “every reasonable inference from the evidence of record in favor of the prosecution,” | 31 |
| 10 | United States v. Wheeler | green | “the term reasonable doubt, however, does not mean that the evidence must be free from conflict.” | 29 |
| 11 | United States v. Cole | green | “judge the credibility of witnesses, and determine controverted questions of fact,” | 6 |
| 12 | United States v. Day | green | “considering the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any reasonable fact-finder could have found all the essential elements beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 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.