Barry v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
287 F.2d 340 · 1961
Citation profile
21
cited by 21 later decisions
February 1970
most recently cited
20 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2314
Relies on Screws v. United States · United States v. Atkinson · Johnson v. United States · Clyatt v. United States · Kinard 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ * * * But the responsibility of instructing the jury upon the essential elements of a crime rests upon the court. Failure to meet this special responsibility of the court itself need not be overlooked by an appellate court because overlooked by counsel. * * * ””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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