United States v. Ramirez’s Empirical Analysis
11 F.3d 10 · 1993
Citation profile
18 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on United States v. Rivera · United States v. Gaddy · United States v. Torres · United States v. Tabares · United States v. Sclamo
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If reliable information indicates that the criminal history category does not adequately reflect the seriousness of the defendant’s past criminal conduct or the likelihood that the defendant will commit other crimes, the court may consider imposing a sentence departing from the otherwise applicable guideline range....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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