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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 9 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. Beszborn.

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1 United States v. Beszborn Anchor
ca5 · 1994
green “vague assertions of lost witnesses, faded memories, or misplaced documents are insufficient to establish a due process violation from pre-indictment delay.” 3
2 State v. Frank
iowa · 1980
green “he matter rests in the sound discretion of the trial court.” 3
3 State of Iowa v. Theodore Ray Gathercole II
iowa · 2016
green “e encourage courts to resolve doubts about whether information published midtrial requires a poll . . . in favor of granting a poll.” 3

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