United States v. Vences’s Empirical Analysis
169 F.3d 611 · 1999
Citation profile
50 federal appellate ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 151 later decisions — most recently April 2024 · most notably United States v. Miqbel (2006), United States v. Cardenas (2005)
50 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. § 3553 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on United States v. Olano · Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. United States · Bagley v. IBP, Inc. · United States v. Yemitan
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 151 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Plain error is found only where there is (1) error, (2) that was clear or obvious, (3) that affected substantial rights, and (4) that seriously affected the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of the judicial proceedings.”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“at the time of sentencing, [to] state in open court the reasons for its imposition of the particular sentence, and, if the sentence— (1) is of the kind, and within the range, described in subsection (a)(4), and that range exceeds 24 months, the reason for imposing a sentence within a particular point within the range; or (2) is not of the kind, or is outside the range, described in subsection (a)(4), the specific reason for the imposition of a sentence different from that described, which reasons must be stated with specificity in the written order of judgment and commitment....”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“It would overreach our jurisdiction to entertain an appeal when the plea agreement effectively deprived us of jurisdiction.”
2 later decisions 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.