United States v. Leaf’s Empirical Analysis
306 F.3d 529 · 2002
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
February 2007
most recently cited
11 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1112
Relies on Koon v. United States · Burns v. United States · United States v. Galloway · United States v. Whatley · United States v. Goings
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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“We review the factual findings used to support an upward departure for clear error.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[w]e review a district court's decision to depart upward for abuse of discretion,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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