United States v. Rivera’s Empirical Analysis
439 F.3d 446 · 2006
Citation profile
31
cited by 31 later decisions
June 2013
most recently cited
21 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553
Relies on United States v. Booker · United States v. Haack · United States v. Dalton · United States v. Pizano
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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“First, the district court should determine the Guidelines sentencing range. Second, the district court should determine whether any traditional departures are appropriate. Third, the district court should apply all other section 3553(a) factors in determining whether to impose a Guidelines or non-Guidelines sentence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“At a minimum the court should indicate which arguments are being adopted, state why they are relevant, and offer some explanation as to how the adopted factors affect the sentence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Well, I think the mandatory minimum is sufficient penalty under the circumstances that have been placed here in the record.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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