United States v. Robinson’s Empirical Analysis
487 F.2d 340 · 1973
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York · United States v. Unicorn Enterprises, Inc. · Hale v. United States · United States v. Pitts · Doe v. Hyde
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Robinson’s claim of prejudicial pretrial publicity is without merit. The facts in the case before us simply do not show any prejudice to Robinson which would necessitate a reversal of the trial court’s exercise of sound discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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