United States v. Lambert’s Empirical Analysis
470 F.2d 354 · 1972
Citation profile
10 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (Comprehensive Thrift and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer Recovery Act of 1990) · 18 U.S.C. § 1021 · 18 U.S.C. § 1621
Relies on United States v. Gilliland · United States v. Bramblett · Bryson v. United States · Paternostro v. United States · United States v. Bedore
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““We are all familiar with the possibilities that arise when an individual makes a complaint concerning law enforcement officers (local or national). He is often met with a difficult or impossible burden of proof. If feelings run high, the ones complained against may feel strong enough of their position to seek an indictment under such a statute as this. Need we speculate on the chilling effect of such' punitive possibilities on even the person who is honest and acting in good faith?””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“I feel that my civil rights have been violated because I was arrested for no reason by two men in plain clothes. The two men fractured and lacerated my nose, as well as injuring my eyes and arms. In view of my condition, I feel that I should have been permitted to stay in the hospital and not have been taken to the police jail to be booked. I feel that my rights were violated by the two men who identified themselves to me as detectives, names unknown to me.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““Indeed when appellant went into the Tampa office of the FBI, he went to ask that agency to do what it normally does, that is, to investigate. The normal function of the FBI was to ascertain whether Lambert’s statements were true or false and the mere fact that they were, upon investigation, found to be false does not mean, ipso facto, that they worked a perversion of the FBI’s regular business.” (Emphasis in original) 470 F.2d 354 , 359. Fn. omitted.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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