Already have an account? Sign in instead.
You stay signed in for 30 days on this browser.
Continue with Google Continue with MicrosoftNo account yet? Create a free one.
We sent a six-digit code.
It expires in ten minutes, works once, and only in this browser. Five wrong tries void it. Send another code.
Your account is live and the Cloudflare checks are off for this browser.
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.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Alberto Calderon Anchor | green | “incredible as a matter of law.” | 20 |
| 2 | United States v. Alberto Calderon | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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.