5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 41 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. Alexander Bortnovsky, A/K/A \Sasha.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Alexander Bortnovsky, A/K/A \Sasha Anchor | green | “generally, if the information sought by defendant is provided in the indictment or in some acceptable alternate form, no bill of particulars is required.” | 15 |
| 2 | United States v. Alexander Bortnovsky, A/K/A \Sasha | green | “to prepare for trial, to prevent surprise, and to interpose a plea of double jeopardy should he be prosecuted a second time for the same offense.” | 10 |
| 3 | United States v. Alexander Bortnovsky, A/K/A \Sasha | green | “to identify with sufficient particularity the nature of the charge pending against him, thereby enabling defendant to prepare for trial, to prevent surprise, and to interpose a plea of double jeopardy should he be prosecuted a second time for the same offense.” | 8 |
| 4 | United States v. Biaggi | green | “an impermissible attempt to compel the government to provide the evidentiary details of its case.” | 5 |
| 5 | United States v. Jay Turoff, Alan Silver and Harriet Silver | green | “thus, multiple defendants may be charged and tried for multiple offenses only if the offenses are related pursuant to the test set forth in rule 8(b), that is, only if the charged acts are part of a 'series of acts or transactions constituting ... offenses.” | 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.