6 canonical passages across 6 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. Rankin.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Rankin Anchor | green | “reasonable doubt, however, does not mean the evidence must be free from conflict.” | 14 |
| 2 | United States v. Gutierrez | green | “draw every reasonable inference from the evidence of record in favor of the prosecution.” | 11 |
| 3 | United States v. McConnell | green | “an appellant must show that there is a reasonable probability that such a motion would have been meritorious.” | 6 |
| 4 | United States v. Napoleon | green | “failure to raise a meritless argument does not constitute ineffective assistance.” | 4 |
| 5 | United States v. Coffin | green | “should be liberally construed in favor of permitting an accused the right to be heard fully in his defense.” | 4 |
| 6 | United States v. Jameson | green | “when the defense knew or could have known about the evidence in question” | 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.