United States v. Gray’s Empirical Analysis
477 F.2d 444 · 1973
Citation profile
48
cited by 48 later decisions
2
states following
March 1982
most recently cited
14 federal appellate · 31 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 294
Relies on Allison v. United States · United States v. Bryant · Thomas v. United States · United States v. Huff
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 48 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“. . . when it would permit the jury to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim's account of the crime was not a fabrication.”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“responsive to the underlying rationale of the corroboration requirementthe avoidance of baseless accusationsand it is far more consonant with the realities of the trial situation than a rule which would compel the government to prove virtually its entire case twice: once by the victim's testimony and again by independent evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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