United States v. Bruce’s Empirical Analysis
285 F.3d 69 · 2002
Citation profile
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1344 · 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 3583 · 18 U.S.C. § 513 · 28 U.S.C. § 994
Relies on Linn v. United States · Administracion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones v. New Valley Corp. · Miller v. Albright · Bank of New York v. Continental Airlines, Inc. · Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr
Most-quoted passages
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“(a) Factors to be considered in imposing a sentence. — ... The court, in determining the particular sentence to be imposed, shall consider ... (4) the kinds of sentence and the sentencing range established for ... the applicable category of offense committed by the applicable category of defendant as set forth in the guidelines ... issued by the Sentencing Commission pursuant to section 994(a)(1)....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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