United States v. La Clair’s Empirical Analysis
285 F.2d 696 · 1960
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
January 1967
most recently cited
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2113 · 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Most-quoted passages
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““ * * * Counsel described a pattern of unrelieved misfortune which brought defendant to an economic crisis and so warped his judgment that he chose the wrong way out.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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