United States v. Haggerty’s Empirical Analysis
4 F.3d 901 · 1993
Citation profile
17 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on Brewster v. Derwinski · United States v. White · United States v. Roberts · United States v. Wach · United States v. Brownlee
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.
“(1) ... the circumstance [is] 'of a kind, or to a degree, not adequately' considered in the Guidelines; (2) ... the circumstance [is] 'aggravating or mitigating'; and (3) ... the circumstance [should] result in a sentence different from that described.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“I understand the sincerity with which you urge your position. I do not think the Court has the latitude under the guidelines to grant a downward departure and I'm not totally convinced that it would be appropriate in any event.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“if we were presented with a case where a district court departed based on a totally irrelevant circumstance, we would not hold such a departure authorized merely because the circumstance was of a kind omitted by the Guidelines.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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