Topic: the separate conviction, apart from the concurrent sentence… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 15 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 Ball v. United States.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Ball v. United States Anchor
scotus · 1985
green “the separate conviction, apart from the concurrent sentence, has potential adverse collateral consequences that may not be ignored.” 12
2 United States v. Peel
ca7 · 2010
green “in a case in which the lesserincluded offense has fewer elements and is the less serious offense, vacating the sentence for the graver offense would be an abuse of discretion.” 3

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