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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 10 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 Nixon v. State.

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1 Nixon v. State Anchor
wyo · 2000
green “will not be reversed for an abuse of discretion so long as the district court reasonably could conclude as it did.” 4
2 United States v. Donald Keith Blackwell
ca10 · 1997
green “a fundamental defect which inherently results in a complete miscarriage of justice or an omission inconsistent with the rudimentary demands of fair procedure.” 3
3 McCarthy v. State
wyo · 1997
green “situation that is unmistakable or indisputable, was not foreseeable, and affects the substantial rights of a party.” 3

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