United States v. Thurston’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

48 federal appellate · 9 district · 1 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 66 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[wlaiting until after the jury has rendered a verdict of guilt to raise a limitations defense for the first time is inconsistent with the characterization of the statute of limitations as an affirmative defense and would unfairly sandbag the government.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Cote · 2011 UT App 318 - State v. Jackson

2. “are often expected, by virtue of their positions to engage in civic and charitable activities.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Milo · United States v. Cooper

3. “Thurston was not required to raise the defense before trial under Rule 12(b)(3), Fed.R.Crim.P. Nor would it have made sense for him to do so, since the defense depended on what the government proved or failed to prove at trial. In a criminal case a defendant need only plead as to the accusation of guilt in the indictment and need not raise the statute of limitations as an affirmative defense before trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 352 F. Supp. 2d 92 - United States v. Upton