4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 11 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. Anthony Darrell Lesina.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Anthony Darrell Lesina Anchor | green | “a defendant is entitled to an instruction upon his theory of the case if the record contains evidentiary support for the theory and the theory is supported by law.” | 4 |
| 2 | United States v. Pineda-Doval | green | “a very high degree of risk of injury to other persons” | 3 |
| 3 | UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald HOUSER, Defendant-Appellant | green | “either deliberately and intentionally or recklessly with extreme disregard for human life.” | 2 |
| 4 | UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald HOUSER, Defendant-Appellant | green | “to kill with malice aforethought means to kill either deliberately and intentionally or recklessly with extreme disregard for human life.” | 2 |
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.