United States v. Smart’s Empirical Analysis
41 F.3d 263 · 1994
Citation profile
24 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3742 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Needler v. Valley National Bank of Arizona · Brewster v. Derwinski · Sanders v. City of Brady, Texas · Logan v. Dayton Hudson Corp. · United States v. Williams
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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Smart's [federal] indictment, conviction and sentence stem directly from the arrests in which he used a false name to make bail and flee.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[i]f the defendant willfully obstructed or impeded, or attempted to obstruct or impede, the administration of justice during the investigation, prosecution, or sentencing of the instant offense.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“escaping or attempting to escape from custody before trial or sentencing or willfully failing to appear, as ordered, for a judicial proceeding.”
3 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.