5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 55 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. Sales.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Sales Anchor | green | “that, absent any error, the sentence adjudged would have been of at least a certain severity.” | 19 |
| 2 | United States v. Humphries | green | “we look to the record to determine whether notice of the missing element is somewhere extant in the trial record, or whether the element is 'essentially uncontroverted” | 10 |
| 3 | United States v. Fosler | green | “the government must allege every element expressly or by necessary implication, including the terminal element.” | 9 |
| 4 | United States v. Humphries | green | “notice of the missing element is somewhere extant in the trial record, or whether the element is 'essentially uncontroverted.” | 8 |
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.