United States v. Wisch’s Empirical Analysis
275 F.3d 620 · 2001
Citation profile
20 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 921 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on United States v. Healy · United States v. Ibarra · United States v. Morillo · Guinan v. United States · Scott v. United States
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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A] court's failure to rule is functionally equivalent to an outright denial on the merits, thus making the judgment final on the date the district judge's power to alter the sentence expired.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The time limit is jurisdictional, and, furthermore, the motion must be ruled on by the district court within seven days, not simply filed with the clerk of court during that time.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he court, acting within 7 days after the imposition of sentence”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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