United States v. Pascal’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"This court recognizes that dismissal of an indictment with prejudice is not a step to be taken lightly. Nor is this court unaware that its supervisory power is limited and should be exercised rarely and with extreme caution. As pointed out by the government in its response to the defendant's brief, `the basis of this restraint is the public interest in enforcement of our criminal laws, an interest which should not be forfeited on less than compelling evidence of prejudice and inability to receive a fair trial.'" 496 F. Supp. 313, 319-20 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 106 Ill. 2d 441 - People v. Starks

2. ““In a government of Laws, existence of the government will be imperiled if it fails to observe the law scrupulously. Our government is the potent, the omnipresent, teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example.” United States v. Pascal, 496 F. Supp. at 317 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 173 Ill. App. 3d 66 - People v. Schmitt

3. “Case law also dictates that when the `totality of circumstances' surrounding the government misconduct is such as to offend basic tenets of fair play and justice, dismissal of the indictment with prejudice is proper. [Citations.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 106 Ill. 2d 441 - People v. Starks