United States v. Achilli’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

51 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions

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

1. “§ 1951 Interference with commerce by threats or violence. "(a) Whoever in any way or degree obstructs, delays, or affects commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce, by robbery or extortion or attempts or conspires so to do, or commits or threatens physical violence to any person or property in furtherance of a plan or purpose to do anything in violation of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both. "(b) As used in this section — * * * "(2) The term `extortion' means the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right. "(3) The term `commerce' means commerce within the District of Columbia, or any Territory or Possession of the United States; all commerce between any point in a State, Territory, Possession, or the District of Columbia and any point outside thereof; all commerce between points within the same State through any place outside such State; and all other commerce over which the United States has jurisdiction.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Doyle · United States v. Roy E. Kramer, United States of America v. Matthew Breen

2. ““A rather troublesome question raised by the petition is one upon which defendant did not rely either in the trial court or before us on appeal, namely, that the sentence is invalid. * * * Defendant now contends, for the first time, that the charge contains the elements of the misdemeanor defined in 26 U.S.C. § 3616 (a), (I.R.C.1939) 2 [reference omitted], that those elements and those of the felony are in all respects identical and that, therefore, it was error for the trial court to impose a sentence greater than that prescribed for the misdemeanor by § 3616(a).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 147 F. Supp. 97 - United States v. Yuncker

3. ““We can only conclude that the majority opinion in Berra inherently impels a determination that the question before us does not reflect plain error. Rule 52(b) was designed to reach errors of such a substantial nature that they would, if not corrected, result in a manifest miscarriage of justice. United Brotherhood of Carpenters v. United States, 330 U.S. 395 , 67 S.Ct. 775 , 91 L.Ed. 973 ; United States v. Vasen, 7 Cir., 222 F.2d 3 , certiorari denied, 350 U.S. 834 [ 76 S.Ct. 70 ].””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 147 F. Supp. 97 - United States v. Yuncker