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. Luis Oscar Sarmiento-Perez.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Luis Oscar Sarmiento-Perez Anchor | green | “this was not a spontaneous declaration made to friends and confederates, but a custodial confession, given under potentially coercive circumstances that could not at trial and cannot now be adequately examined.” | 3 |
| 2 | Woods v. State | green | “a confession is a statement against penal interest, and it is viewed as reliable.” | 3 |
| 3 | Bingham v. State | green | “first, the trial court must determine whether the statement in question tends to expose the declarant to criminal liability.” | 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.