cases/21usc846/VARIANTS.md

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# 21usc846 -- variant catalogue (GENERATED by tools/casedsl.py variants; do not edit)

10 cases, 19 blocks, 34 verbatim quotes. **8 instances** (statute applied to the case's own facts, decided on the merits by this court); 0 applied-but-not-reached; 11 other rulings (comparator / rule-announced / background citations, or procedural / hypothetical / alternative / dissent / lower-court scope) listed separately at the end and NOT counted in the catalogue.

Citation role per case: applied 6, background 3, rule-announced 1.

Holding codes: S = satisfied, N = not-satisfied, - = not-reached. Pointer = `file.case` @first-quote-offset.

## Coverage

| element | cases | S | N | - | genera | variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| agreement | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| attempt-intent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| intentional-joinder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| knowledge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| object-offense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| substantial-step | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

## element `agreement`

- **supply-network/** -- 1 (S 1 / N 0 / - 0)
  - `supply-network/cohabiting-supplier-and-distributor`
    - S [proved] `f3d-932-1091-mazzulla.case` @3059 -- United States v. Mazzulla (2019) -- count=Count I conspiracy
- **tacit/** -- 1 (S 1 / N 0 / - 0)
  - `tacit/repeated-distribution-purchases`
    - S [proved] `f3d-927-446-potter.case` @20119 -- United States v. Potter (2019) -- party=defendant Potter

## element `attempt-intent`

- **belief/** -- 1 (S 1 / N 0 / - 0)
  - `belief/non-narcotic-substitute-believed-heroin`
    - S [proved] `f2d-525-881-oviedo.case` @2033 -- United States v. Oviedo (1976)

## element `intentional-joinder`

- **tacit/** -- 1 (S 1 / N 0 / - 0)
  - `tacit/repeated-distribution-purchases`
    - S [proved] `f3d-927-446-potter.case` @20523 -- United States v. Potter (2019) -- party=defendant Potter

## element `knowledge`

- **tacit/** -- 1 (S 1 / N 0 / - 0)
  - `tacit/repeated-distribution-purchases`
    - S [proved] `f3d-927-446-potter.case` @20523 -- United States v. Potter (2019) -- party=defendant Potter

## element `object-offense`

- **distribution/** -- 1 (S 1 / N 0 / - 0)
  - `distribution/admitted-recurring-methamphetamine-sales`
    - S [proved] `f3d-932-1091-mazzulla.case` @2040 -- United States v. Mazzulla (2019) -- count=Count I conspiracy

## element `substantial-step`

- **objective-corroboration/** -- 1 (S 0 / N 1 / - 0)
  - `objective-corroboration/equivocal-substitute-sale`
    - N [no-evidence] `f2d-525-881-oviedo.case` @9876 -- United States v. Oviedo (1976)
- **preparation/** -- 1 (S 0 / N 1 / - 0)
  - `preparation/refused-money-and-returned-package`
    - N [no-evidence] `f2d-693-838-joyce.case` @10864 -- United States v. Joyce (1982)

## Other rulings (not instances; excluded from the counts above)

| role | scope | block | holding | variant | case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| applied | hypothetical | element attempt-intent | not-reached |  | `f2d-693-838-joyce.case` |
| applied | procedural | element agreement | not-satisfied [law] | `double-jeopardy/separate-deals-linked-by-informant` | `f3d-921-951-leal.case` -- party=defendant Leal; theory=identity of successive conspiracies |
| applied | procedural | element agreement | satisfied [law] | `retrial/sufficient-record-including-erroneously-admitted-testimony` | `f3d-934-1251-hawkins.case` -- party=Hawkins; count=Count One conspiracy |
| applied | procedural | element intentional-joinder | not-reached |  | `f3d-921-951-leal.case` |
| background | procedural | element agreement | not-reached | `evidentiary-error/corroborating-shipment-coordination` | `f3d-933-501-buchanan.case` |
| background | procedural | element object-offense | not-reached |  | `f3d-932-176-galecki.case` |
| background | procedural | element penalty | not-reached | `sentencing/relevant-conduct-different-drug` | `f3d-935-527-mccloud.case` |
| rule-announced | merits | element agreement | not-reached |  | `us-513-10-shabani.case` |
| rule-announced | merits | element intentional-joinder | not-reached |  | `us-513-10-shabani.case` |
| rule-announced | merits | element knowledge | not-reached |  | `us-513-10-shabani.case` |
| rule-announced | merits | element object-offense | not-reached |  | `us-513-10-shabani.case` |

## Fact-line polarity

17 fact lines: cuts-against 4, supports 13; 0 of them flagged `absent` (the court notes what is NOT alleged or proved).