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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. Cedric Orlando Lewis.

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1 United States v. Cedric Orlando Lewis Anchor
ca4 · 1995
green “the purpose of jury instructions is to instruct the jury clearly regarding the law to be applied in the case.” 5
2 United States v. Corey Allen Wilson, A/K/A Jugs
ca4 · 1999
green “we review the district court's jury instructions in their entirety and as part of the whole trial, and focus on whether the district court adequately instructed the jury regarding the elements of the offense and the defendant's defenses.” 3

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