6 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 67 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. Inabinette.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Inabinette Anchor | green | “in doing so, we apply the substantial basis test, looking at whether there is something in the record of trial, with regard to the factual basis or the law, that would raise a substantial question regarding the appellant's guilty plea.” | 16 |
| 2 | United States v. Inabinette | green | “we review a military judge's decision to accept a guilty plea for an abuse of discretion and questions of law arising from the guilty plea de novo.” | 15 |
| 3 | United States v. Davenport | green | “the military judge shall not accept a plea of guilty without making such inquiry of the accused as shall satisfy the military judge that there is a factual basis for the plea.” | 12 |
| 4 | United States v. Davenport | green | “factual circumstances as revealed by the accused himself that objectively support that plea.” | 10 |
| 5 | United States v. Care | green | “make clear the basis for a determination by the military trial judge . . . whether the acts or the omissions of the accused constitute the offense or offenses to which he is pleading guilty.” | 9 |
| 6 | United States v. Care | green | “acts or the omissions of the accused constitute the offense or offenses to which he is pleading guilty.” | 5 |
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