United States v. Duffy’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Even within the narrowly-prescribed areas that the government concedes are fair game, there are nuances and line drawing problems. For me to preview each of defense counsel’s questions in ' advance would be impractical, and, yet, there is no other way for him truly to be certain of the consequences that a particular line of examination will have. I do not see how Duffy’s attorney can effectively represent him under these conditions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 210 F. Supp. 2d 465 - United States v. Gomez

2. “After signing -the standard proffer agreement, the terms of which are dictated by the government, the only thing that a defendant is guaranteed is the chance to convince the prosecutor to enter a deal. At the same time, the defendant bears all of the risk. The government is under no obligation to accept the defendant’s offer to cooperate, and it loses nothing by declining.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 210 F. Supp. 2d 465 - United States v. Gomez

3. “[A]s substantive evidence to rebut any evidence offered or elicited, or factual assertions made, by or on behalf of [the defendant] at any stage of a criminal prosecution (including but not limited to detention hearing, trial or sentencing).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Maynard