3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 14 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. Chapman.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Chapman Anchor | green | “when a defendant pleads guilty to a formal charge in an indictment which alleges conjunctively the disjunctive components of a statute, the rule is that the defendant admits to the least serious of the disjunctive statutory conduct.” | 6 |
| 2 | United States v. Vann | green | “a person is guilty of taking indecent liberties with children if, being 16 years of age or more and at least five years older than the child in question, he either:” | 5 |
| 3 | United States v. Chapman | green | “petitioner's guilty plea to the section 924(c) count is predicated on the 'least serious' charge of conspiracy, not the more serious substantive charge.” | 3 |
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