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7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 45 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. Glenn.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Glenn Anchor | green | “if the evidence viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution gives equal or nearly equal circumstantial support to a theory of guilt and a theory of innocence, then a reasonable jury must necessarily entertain a reasonable doubt.” | 13 |
| 2 | United States of America, Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Eva C. Temple, Appellant-Cross-Appellee | green | “a court may enter a judgment of acquittal only if the evidence that the defendant committed the crime alleged is nonexistent or so meager that no reasonable jury could find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 6 |
| 3 | United States v. Stefan Irving | green | “a jury may convict on circumstantial evidence alone.” | 6 |
| 4 | United States v. Lorenzo | green | “direct evidence is not required; 'in fact, the government is entitled to prove its case solely through circumstantial evidence, provided, of course, that the government still demonstrates each element of the charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt.” | 6 |
| 5 | United States v. Alan E. Rosenthal | green | “to the totality of the government's case and not to each element, as each fact may gain color from others” | 5 |
| 6 | United States v. John Arena and Michelle Wentworth | green | “the credibility of witnesses is the province of the jury, and a court simply cannot replace the jury's credibility determinations with its own.” | 5 |
| 7 | United States v. Lorenzo | green | “the government is entitled to prove its case solely through circumstantial evidence, provided, of course, that the government still demonstrates each element of the charged offense 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.