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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 50 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. Benjamin Stanley, Rufus Paul Harris.

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1 United States v. Benjamin Stanley, Rufus Paul Harris Anchor
ca11 · 2014
green “a sentence imposed well below the statutory maximum penalty is an indicator of a reasonable sentence.” 27
2 United States v. Jesus Rosales-Bruno
ca11 · 2015
green “district courts have broad leeway in deciding how much weight to give to prior crimes the defendant has committed.” 23

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