In re Sealed Case’s Empirical Analysis
244 F.3d 961 · 2001
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553
Relies on Wade v. United States · Don Vicente Macias, Inc. v. Texas Gulf Trawling Co. · In re Tyler · United States v. Jones · In re Sealed Case No. 97-3112
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Upon motion of the government stating that the defendant has provided substantial assistance in the investigation or prosecution of another person who has committed an offense, the court may depart from the guidelines.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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.