United States of America v. Doran Dee Robinson’s Empirical Analysis
217 F.3d 560 · 2000
Citation profile
31 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Dunnigan · Rosenberg v. Comerica Bank · Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United Distribution Cos. · Lindsay v. Beneficial Reinsurance Co. · Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United Distribution Cos.
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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The key lies in the difference between the law of attempt and the law of conspiracy. Under the law of attempt, a substantial step is required in order for the defendant to be convicted. In contrast, conspiracy ... does not require an overt act.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“We review the sufficiency of the evidence de novo, examining the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury verdict and giving the verdict the benefit of all reasonable inferences,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The conspiracy may be proved through circumstantial evidence and may be implied by the surrounding circumstances or by inference from the actions of the parties.”
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.