United States v. Valle-Colon’s Empirical Analysis
2021
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · United States v. Zannino · United States v. Duarte · United States v. Martin · United States v. Clogston
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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“an adequate explanation for an upward variance and a plausible rationale for that variance are almost always two sides of the same coin.”
11 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[T]he hallmarks of a substantively reasonable sentence [are] 'a plausible sentencing rationale and a defensible result.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“We repeatedly have held, however, 'that a sentencing court may rely on a factor that is already included in the calculation of the [guideline sentencing range] to impose an upward . . . variance as long as the court articulate[s] specifically the reasons that this particular defendant's situation is different from the ordinary situation covered by the guidelines calculation.'”
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.