In re Sealed Case’s Empirical Analysis
246 F.3d 696 · 2001
Citation profile
28 federal appellate · 4 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Apprendi v. New Jersey · Ornelas v. United States · Ohio v. Roberts · Williams v. People of State of New York · United States v. Tucker
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 49 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Apprendi does not apply to enhancements under the Sentencing Guidelines when the resulting sentence remains within the statutory maximum,”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“may indicate 'a reasonable probability that the decision below rests upon a premise that the lower court would reject if given the opportunity for further consideration,' it does 'not amount to a final determination on the merits'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the testimony of co-conspirators ... is often credited if other indicia of reliability are present,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.