United States v. Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis
146 F.3d 1338 · 1998
Citation profile
29 federal appellate ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 56 later decisions — most recently January 2024 · most notably Farley v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance (1999), United States v. Ndiaye (2006)
29 federal appellate ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2 · 18 U.S.C. § 2113 · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 843 (§ 403 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on United States v. Olano · Johnson v. United States · United States v. Powell · Dunn v. United States · Milanovich v. United States
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 56 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To find reversible error under the plain error standard, we must conclude that (1) an error occurred, (2) the error was plain, and (3) the error affected substantial rights.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“is clear under current law' " or if "the ruling in question is clearly contrary to the law at the time of appeal.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“To find reversible error under the plain error standard, we must conclude that (1) an error occurred, (2) the error was plain, and (3) the error affected substantial rights.... Where all of these elements are demonstrated, we have discretion to order correction of the error and will do so “in those circumstances in which a miscarriage of justice would otherwise result” ... Additionally, we will reverse for plain error affecting substantial rights “if the error ... so seriously affect[s] the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings.””
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.