4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 288 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. Campos-Maldonado.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Campos-Maldonado Anchor | green | “a discretionary sentence imposed within a properly calculated guidelines range is presumptively reasonable.” | 97 |
| 2 | United States v. Campos-Maldonado | green | “the sentencing judge is in a superior position to find facts and judge their import under 3553(a) with respect to a particular defendant.” | 83 |
| 3 | United States v. Cooks | green | “the presumption is rebutted only upon a showing that the sentence does not account for a factor that should receive significant weight, it gives significant weight to an irrelevant or improper factor, or it represents a clear error of judgment in balancing sentencing factors.” | 78 |
| 4 | United States v. Cooks | green | “is rebutted only upon a showing that the sentence does not account for a factor that should receive significant weight, it gives significant weight to an irrelevant or improper factor, or it represents a clear error of judgment in balancing sentencing factors.” | 30 |
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.