4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 47 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. Jacob T. Ellzey (88-3459) and Paul W. Cochran (88-3470).
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Jacob T. Ellzey (88-3459) and Paul W. Cochran (88-3470) Anchor | green | “circumstantial evidence alone is sufficient to sustain a conviction and such evidence need not 'remove every reasonable hypothesis except that of guilt.” | 23 |
| 2 | United States v. Stephen Martin Beddow | green | “the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, any rational trier of fact could have found the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 16 |
| 3 | United States v. Stephen Martin Beddow | green | “evidence is sufficient to support a criminal conviction if, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, any rational trier of fact could have found the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 4 |
| 4 | United States v. Stephen Martin Beddow | green | “after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, any rational trier of fact could have found the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 4 |
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.