United States v. Mills’s Empirical Analysis
463 F.2d 291 · 1972
Citation profile
19 federal appellate · 2 district · 7 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 29 later decisions — most recently December 2021 · most notably Robinson v. United States (1972), United States v. Dolan (1976)
19 federal appellate · 2 district · 7 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 26 U.S.C. § 4701
Relies on Chapman v. State of California · Harrington v. California · Turner v. United States · Bollenbach v. United States · United States v. Gainey
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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[W]here, as here, that judgment has in the first instance been exercised by the trial judge, we think it clear that it must be accorded due deference. . . . [Footnote omitted.]”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In re G. T. · In Re GT“Our decisions lay down no rules as to the weight to be assigned to these factors ; they call, instead, for judicial judgment of the most delicate type. . . .”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In re G. T. · In Re GT““ * * * [W]e might take judicial notice * * * that cocaine, as a derivative of coca leaves, is embraced within that definition, a fact judicial authority amply confirms.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Monroe
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.