United States v. Brooks’s Empirical Analysis
417 F.3d 982 · 2005
Citation profile
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 924
Relies on United States v. Booker · Blakely v. Washington · Kotteakos v. United States · United States v. Pirani · United States v. Haidley
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]he district court was aware that it could have imposed a lesser sentence on [the defendant], and it chose not to do so after considering the need for adequate punishment, deterrence, and protection of the public”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“we have no `grave doubt' in this case because the district court `left unused some of its discretion' when it sentenced [the defendant] ... above the minimum Guideline range.”
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.