Heasley v. United States’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “ * * * The true test of the sufficiency of an indictment is not whether it could have beefi made more definite and certain, but whether it contains the elements of the offense intended to be charged, ‘and sufficiently apprises the defendant of what he must be prepared to meet, and, in case any other proceedings are taken against him for a similar offense, whether the record shows with accuracy to what extent he may plead a foi’mer acquittal or conviction.’ * * * ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. United States v. Goldberg

2. “[T]he offense here is not one requiring exact proof as to the amount of net income evaded but whether or not the defendant attempted to evade a substantial amount of net income tax.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Senyszyn v. Comm'r

3. “be a plain, concise and definite written statement of the essential facts constituting the offense charged.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. United States v. Buckner