Topic: it is possible to be convicted of manslaughter in louisiana… · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 16 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. McCann.

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1 United States v. McCann Anchor
ca5 · 2010
green “it is possible to be convicted of manslaughter in louisiana if a death occurred during a non-violent offense like a theft.” 4
2 United States v. McCann
ca5 · 2010
green “conclusive records made or used in adjudicating guilt” 4
3 United States v. Miranda-Ortegon
ca5 · 2012
green “we may take a modified categorical approach, permitting consultation of the allegations in the charging instrument, if the statute of conviction has disjunctive elements.” 4
4 Shawn Higgins v. Burl Cain, Warden
ca5 · 2013
green “(1) 'that counsel's performance was deficient' and (2) 'that the deficient performance prejudiced the defense.” 4

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