Topic: a district court's error is not 'plain' or 'obvious' if the… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 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. Magluta.

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1 United States v. Magluta Anchor
ca11 · 1999
green “a district court's error is not 'plain' or 'obvious' if there is no precedent directly resolving an issue.” 5
2 United States v. Marc Accardi
cadc · 2012
green “a question of first impression ... would be inappropriate to address under plain error review.” 3

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