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10 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 85 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. Mary A. Kirby.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Mary A. Kirby Anchor | green | “need not recite these 3553(a) factors but must articulate its reasoning in deciding to impose a sentence in order to allow for reasonable appellate review.” | 13 |
| 2 | United States v. Marco Eugene Foreman | green | “williams does not mean that a guidelines sentence will be found reasonable in the absence of evidence in the record that the district court considered all of the relevant section 3553(a) factors.” | 12 |
| 3 | United States v. Tony Richardson | green | “this rebuttable presumption does not relieve the sentencing court of its obligation to explain to the parties and the reviewing court its reasons for imposing a particular sentence.” | 12 |
| 4 | United States v. Leonard Jermain Williams | green | “a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness.” | 11 |
| 5 | United States v. Leonard Jermain Williams | green | “rebuttable presumption of reasonableness” | 9 |
| 6 | United States v. Mary A. Kirby | green | “the court need not recite these factors but must articulate its reasoning in deciding to impose a sentence in order to allow for reasonable appellate review.” | 7 |
| 7 | United States v. Mary A. Kirby | green | “must articulate its reasoning in deciding to impose a sentence in order to allow for reasonable appellate review.” | 6 |
| 8 | United States v. Leonard Jermain Williams | green | “we now join several sister circuits in crediting sentences properly calculated under the guidelines with a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness.” | 6 |
| 9 | United States v. Algis J. Gale | green | “when, on appeal, a defendant's argument and supporting evidence presents an arguably meritorious claim for a lesser sentence, but there is little to suggest that the district court actually considered it, then remand may be appropriate.” | 6 |
| 10 | United States v. John Anthony Dickson Johnson | green | “never required the 'ritual incantation' of the factors to affirm a sentence.” | 3 |
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.