United States v. Walter E. Ferguson, United States of America v. Walter Edward Ferguson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 federal appellate · 5 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Finally, on the point of sentencing, we do find that appellant has a valid objection. There clearly was intended to be one sale of narcotics; however, due to some misunderstanding, the full quantity of narcotics purchased was not delivered on May 19,1969. Thus, the May 20,1969, exchange, we believe, should be treated as part and parcel of the May 19 sale, and concurrent sentences should be imposed rather than consecutive ones under count one of each indictment.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Mehrmanesh · United States v. McDonald

2. “[w]hen thus an instruction is sought [on a missing witness] which in a sense creates evidence from the absence of evidence, the court is entitled to reserve to itself the right to reach a judgment as wisely as can be done in all the circumstances”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Langlet