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8 canonical passages across 6 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. Alberto Calderon.

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1 United States v. Alberto Calderon Anchor
ca11 · 1997
green “incredible as a matter of law.” 20
2 United States v. Alberto Calderon
ca11 · 1997
green “facts that the witness physically could not have possibly observed or events that could not have occurred under the laws of nature.” 13
3 United States v. Tokars
ca11 · 1996
green “a legitimate reason is not a reason that makes sense, but a reason that does not deny equal protection.” 3
4 United States v. Tokars
ca11 · 1996
green “must ascertain whether the opponent of the strike has carried his or her burden of proving intentional discrimination.” 3
5 United States v. Tomono
ca11 · 1998
green “a district court granting a downward departure must articulate the specific mitigating circumstances upon which it relies and the reasons why these circumstances take a case out of the guidelines' heartland.” 3
6 United States v. Limberopoulos
ca1 · 1994
green “if the drug-dispensing pharmacist knows that a customer not only lacks a valid prescription but also will not use the drugs for legitimate medical purposes, then section 841 applies in full flower and treats the dispenser like a pusher.” 3
7 United States v. Sara Maria Nunez, Reyes Torres Troche, Manuel O. Nunez
ca1 · 1981
green “the failure to include the year in count iv of the indictment is not fatally defective because the exact time when the defendants committed the crime in this case is immaterial.” 3
8 Thomas A. Belt v. United States of America
ca11 · 1989
green “if a general description of the offense is given then it is also necessary to allege facts and circumstances which will inform the defendant of the specific offense with which he is being charged.” 3

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