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8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 73 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. Robert Lopez.

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1 United States v. Robert Lopez Anchor
ca5 · 1991
green “questions of fact capable of resolution by the district court upon proper objection at sentencing can never constitute plain error.” 36
2 United States v. Carmine Fatico, and Daniel Fatico
ca2 · 1978
green “where there is good cause for the nondisclosure of his identity and there is sufficient corroboration by other means.” 9
3 United States v. Francis Allan Clark
ca5 · 1991
green “the defendant's declaration in open court that his plea is not the product of threats or coercion carries a strong presumption of veracity.” 7
4 United States v. Raymond Eugene Badger
ca5 · 1991
green “the burden of establishing a fair and just reason for withdrawing a guilty plea remains at all times on the defendant.” 6
5 United States v. Ricardo Rodriguez
ca5 · 1990
green “a defendant's confrontation rights at a sentencing hearing are severely restricted.” 4
6 United States v. Apolonia Galvan, A/K/A Paula Galvan
ca5 · 1991
green “bear some rational relationship to the decision to impose a particular sentence.” 4
7 United States v. Rolando Montes
ca5 · 1992
green “quantities of drugs, not specified in the indictment, if part of the same scheme, course of conduct, or plan, may be used to determine the base offense level” 4
8 United States v. Carmine Fatico, and Daniel Fatico
ca2 · 1978
green “out- of-court declarations by an unidentified informant may be considered where there is good cause for the nondisclosure of his identity and there is sufficient corroboration by other means.” 3

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