United States v. Buford’s Empirical Analysis
108 F.3d 151 · 1997
Citation profile
22 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · Bailey v. United States · Sowashee Venture v. EB, Inc. · Denbicare U.S.A., Inc. v. Toys "R" Us, Inc. · United States v. Erdman
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“no reasonable jury could find beyond a reasonable doubt that [the defendant] is guilty of the offense charged.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.