United States of America v. Devon Julian Bradford’s Empirical Analysis
246 F.3d 1107 · 2001
Citation profile
45
cited by 45 later decisions
November 2010
most recently cited
38 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Apprendi v. New Jersey · Kotteakos v. United States · Zafiro v. United States · Gomez v. Dade County School Board · Litwak v. Oscar Productions, Inc.
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 45 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“any fact, other than a prior conviction, that `increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum' must be included in the indictment and proven to the jury beyond a reasonable doubt.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“What is clear ... is that in this case the co-defendants joined a unitary conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and there was no appreciable prejudice from the evidence of the Kimble conspiracy.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the precise sentence determined by the sentencing judge from within the appropriate guidelines range.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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