Topic: the knowing or intentional causation of bodily injury neces… · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 51 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. Castleman.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 United States v. Castleman Anchor
scotus · 2014
green “the knowing or intentional causation of bodily injury necessarily involves the use of physical force.” 24
2 United States v. Castleman
scotus · 2014
green “it is impossible to cause bodily injury without applying force in the common-law sense.” 11
3 Moncrieffe v. Holder
scotus · 2013
green “least of the acts criminalized” 9
4 United States v. Joseph Simms
ca4 · 2019
green “the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force.” 7

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