Huff v. United States’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

50 federal appellate · 1 district · 4 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 60 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Unless and until the Supreme Court rules otherwise, the Circuit is committed to recognition of the doctrine announced in Weeks v. United States, 1914, 232 U.S. 383 , 398, 34 S.Ct. 341 , 58 L.Ed. 652 , that property illegally seized by state officers under no claim of federal authority and without federal participation is admissible in evidence. Fredericks v. United States, 5 Cir., 1953, 208 F.2d 712 , 714; Serio v. United States, 5 Cir., 1953, 203 F.2d 576 , 578.” [ 273 F.2d 61 .]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Manning v. United States

2. ““The defendant moved for a judgment of acquittal at the close of all the evidence on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction. Rule 29, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, does not require the grounds of such a motion to be more specifically stated. See United States v. Jones, 7 Cir., 1949, 174 F.2d 746 , 748. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smyly v. United States

3. “in-bond” and may be entered by a bonded carrier without assessment or payment of duties. 2 . Title 18 U.S.C. § 545 which reads in part: “Whoever fraudulently or knowingly imports or brings into the United States, any merchandise contrary to law ... knowing the same to have been imported or brought into the United States contrary to law — .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 692 F. Supp. 1317 - United States v. Watches, Watch Parts, Calculators & Misc. Parts