4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 42 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. Bruce Everett Harrod.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Bruce Everett Harrod Anchor | green | “only if the instructions, viewed as a whole, were confusing, misleading, or prejudicial.” | 20 |
| 2 | United States v. Wendell Layne | green | “fails accurately to reflect the law.” | 13 |
| 3 | United States v. Michael I. Monus | green | “even if there had been insufficient evidence to support a deliberate ignorance instruction, we must assume that the jury followed the jury charge and did not convict on the grounds of deliberate ignorance.” | 6 |
| 4 | United States v. Bruce Everett Harrod | green | “the instructions, viewed as a whole, were confusing, misleading, or prejudicial.” | 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.