In re Sealed Case’s Empirical Analysis
350 F.3d 113 · 2003
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 371 · 18 U.S.C. § 3742 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Apprendi v. New Jersey · Sowashee Venture v. EB, Inc. · Scherl v. Fisher · Chapman v. Burton Berger & Associates
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A] defendant is not required to volunteer, or affirmatively admit, relevant conduct beyond the offense of conviction in order to obtain a reduction under [§ 3E1.1] ... [and] may remain silent in respect to relevant conduct beyond the offense of conviction without affecting his ability to obtain a reduction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“A defendant who falsely denies ... relevant conduct that the court determines to be true has acted in a manner inconsistent with acceptance of responsibility ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“due deference to the district court's application of the guidelines to the facts.”
1 later decision 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.