3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 44 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 Koon v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koon v. United States Anchor | red | “only if the factor is present to an exceptional degree or in some other way makes the case different from the ordinary case where the factor is present.” | 38 |
| 2 | United States v. Miriam Aguirre | green | “informed by their vantage point and day-to-day experience in criminal sentencing,” | 3 |
| 3 | United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Brenda Lee Working, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant | green | “required to articulate the reasons for the extent of the departure in sufficiently specific language to allow appellate review.” | 3 |
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