United States v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
454 F.3d 707 · 2006
Citation profile
23 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on United States v. Booker · Delaware v. Van Arsdall · Davis v. Alaska · Pennsylvania v. Ritchie · Great State Beverages, Inc. v. Wenners
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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“ ‘Whether an error is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt depends upon factors such as the importance of the witness’s testimony in the prosecution’s case, whether the testimony was cumulative, the presence or absence of corroborating or contradictory evidence and the overall strength of the prosecution’s case.’ ”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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