United States v. Morris’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 federal appellate · 8 district · 2 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 44 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “First, the relinquishment of the right must have been voluntary in the sense that it was the product of a free and deliberate choice rather than intimidation, coercion, or deception. Second, the waiver must have been made with a full awareness of both the nature of the right being abandoned and the consequences of the decision to abandon it. Only if the totality of the circumstances surrounding the interrogation reveal both an uncoerced choice and the requisite level of comprehension may a court properly conclude that the Miranda rights have been waived.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Smith v. Mullin · United States v. Gonzalez

2. “(1) evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts must be introduced for a proper purpose; (2) the evidence must be relevant; (3) the court must make a Rule 403 determination whether the probative value of the similar acts is substantially outweighed by its potential for unfair prejudice; and (4) the court, upon request, must instruct the jury that the evidence of similar acts is to be considered only for the limited purpose for which it was admitted.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Diaz · 494 F. App'x 838 - United States v. Swan

3. “Courts have held that requests for an entire file are evidence of an impermissible fishing expedition.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Cartagena-Albaladejo · 340 F. Supp. 3d 862 - United States v. Blue