United States v. Terrell’s Empirical Analysis
445 F.3d 1261 · 2006
Citation profile
14 federal appellate · 17 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on United States v. Booker · United States v. Fernandez · United States v. Kristl · United States v. Mykytiuk · United States v. Jiménez-Beltre
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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“joined a number of other circuits in holding that a sentence within the applicable Guidelines range is presumptively reasonable.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“'represent at this point eighteen years’ worth of careful consideration of the proper sentence for federal offenses’ ” and the Guidelines,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The Guidelines, rather than being at odds with the § 3553(a) factors, are instead the expert attempt of an experienced body to weigh those factors in a variety of situations. The continuing importance of the Guidelines in fashioning reasonable sentences, and the presumption of reasonableness of a Guidelines sentence, simply reflect that the Guidelines are generally an accurate application of the factors listed in § 3553(a).”
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.