United States v. Chambers’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 federal appellate · 2 district ·

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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 75 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the timeliness of the motion, (2) the adequacy of the court’s inquiry into the matter, (3) the extent of the conflict between the attorney and client and whether it was so great that it resulted in a total lack of communication preventing an adequate defense, and (4) the balancing of these factors with the public’s interest in the prompt and efficient administration of justice.”

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

2. “As the Government submits, the phrase “pain clinic” does not necessarily have any negative connotation in its everyday use. And while “pill mill” may have some negative connotation, again, the use of this term is not substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, as discussed under Rule 403. “Pill mill” is a word in common usage used not only in law enforcement terms, but in the media, to describe the activity charged in this indictment and the conduct of which Defendant is accused. Again, the Court finds that any prejudicial effect of using this term is mitigated by the probative value of the Government’s witnesses being able to accurately describe their knowledge and experience with the clinic. Certainly, if the use of the term or terms goes beyond that framework which the Court has just described, then, [defense counsel], you’re certainly free to object at trial at that point in time. Further, the Court would find that “pill mill” and “pill clinic” are words in common usage and finding that the average person could, based on his or her own perception, offer helpful opinion testimony on whether the [MPM] fit the definition of this term. Therefore, use of the term does not conflict with Rule 701 or 702 as argued by [defendant] in the written motion in limine.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 571 F. App'x 356 - United States v. Tamral Guzman

3. “Andrews first forced two children aged 12 and under to watch sexually explicit photographs that presumably had been transmitted over interstate lines. He then compelled them to engage in and to photograph similar sexually explicit behavior, undoubtedly for the purpose of transmitting those photographs in the same manner. The children were vulnerable not only because of their age but also because they were under his care and control at the time, and their cooperation was clearly the result of coercion and outright threats to their safety. In addition, Andrews was in possession of several hundred pornographic photographs depicting unidentified children who appeared to be under the age of 12. As early as two years before his arrest on these charges, his wife had seen the pornographic image of a child on his computer [which had been shipped in interstate commerce].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 327 F. App'x 526 - United States v. Brown