United States v. Lessard’s Empirical Analysis
2022
Citation profile
1 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on United States v. Olano · Santobello v. New York · Puckett v. United States · United States v. Zannino · United States v. Duarte
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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Plain error requires a defendant to show: '(1) that an error occurred (2) which was clear or obvious and which not only (3) affected the defendant's substantial rights, but also (4) seriously impaired the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings.'”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“whether the prosecutor's 'overall conduct [is] reasonably consistent with making [the promised] recommendation, rather than the reverse.'”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a] defendant is entitled to the benefit of the bargain struck in the plea deal and to the good faith of the prosecutor,”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.