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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 87 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. Anderson.

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1 United States v. Anderson Anchor
afcca · 2009
green “we assess sentence appropriateness by considering the particular appellant, the nature and seriousness of the offenses, the appellant's record of service, and all matters contained in the record of trial.” 40
2 United States v. Lacy
armfor · 1999
green “coactors involved in a common crime, servicemembers involved in a common or parallel scheme, or some other direct nexus between the servicemembers whose sentences are sought to be compared.” 33
3 United States v. Sothen
armfor · 2001
green “the courts of criminal appeals are required to engage in sentence comparison only 'in those rare instances in which sentence appropriateness can be fairly determined only by reference to disparate sentences adjudged in closely related cases.” 14

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