United States v. Peterson’s Empirical Analysis
225 F.3d 1167 · 2000
Citation profile
18 federal appellate · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1153 · 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Santobello v. New York · United States v. Flores-Payon · United States v. Robertson · United States v. Moscahlaidis · United States v. Hand
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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Principles of general contract law guide our analysis of the government's obligations under the agreement.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) we examine the nature of the government's promise; and (2) we evaluate this promise in light of the defendant's reasonable understanding of the promise at the time the guilty plea was entered.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Clingman v. State
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.