United States v. Brigham’s Empirical Analysis
447 F.3d 665 · 2006
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (Comprehensive Thrift and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer Recovery Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 408 (§ 208 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on United States v. Booker · United States v. Olano · United States v. Cotton · Rubin v. United States · United States v. Ameline
Most-quoted passages
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“For error to qualify as 'plain,' it must be clear-cut, so obvious, a competent district judge should be able to avoid it without benefit of objection.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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