United States v. Steele’s Empirical Analysis
298 F.3d 906 · 2002
Citation profile
21 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2113 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Batson v. Kentucky · Inge v. Rock Financial Corp. · United States v. Howell · United States v. Daas · Darryl Tolbert v. Glenda Page Parole Officer Interstate Parole Unit California Department of Corrections
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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“During your deliberations you should not hesitate to reexamine your own views and change your opinion if you are now persuaded that it is wrong. However, you should not change an honest belief ... solely because [of] the opinions of your fellow jurors or for the mere purpose of returning a verdict.... Each of you should ask yourself whether you should question the correctness of your present position.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) the form of the instruction, (2) the time the jury deliberated after receiving the charge in relation to the total time of deliberation and (3) any other indicia of coerciveness.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“A trial court's determination on discriminatory intent is a finding of fact entitled to deference and is reviewed for clear error.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. United States v. You
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.