5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 17 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. Ralph Sette.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Ralph Sette Anchor | green | “the very officers who were in charge of the investigation,” | 5 |
| 2 | United States v. Ralph Sette | green | “we are cited to no case, and have found none, that remotely justifies this highly unusual method of establishing a prima facie case in a criminal prosecution of this type.” | 3 |
| 3 | United States v. Michael P. Fosher | green | “aura of special reliability and trustworthiness” | 3 |
| 4 | United States v. Michael P. Fosher | green | “if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice.” | 3 |
| 5 | United States v. Yvette Carson, Lemuel Mont, A/K/A \Lam | green | “specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue.” | 3 |
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.