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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 6 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. Kay.

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1 United States v. Kay Anchor
ca5 · 2007
green “by explaining to the court the substance of the proffered evidence . . . and why the court should admit . . . defendants made a sufficient 'informal' offer of proof.” 3
2 United States v. Jake H. Davis, Jr., Barry Gene Spence, Lloyd D. Murray and Honorio Montanez
ca5 · 1981
green “the phrasing of rule 403 makes it clear that the discretion to exclude does not arise when the balance between the probative worth and the countervailing factors is debatable.” 3

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