United States v. James’s Empirical Analysis
548 F.3d 983 · 2008
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 3582 · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 994
Relies on United States v. Booker · Kimbrough v. United States · United States v. Moore · United States v. Moreno · United States v. Vautier
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 224 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“in the case of a defendant who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 994 (o), upon motion of the defendant or the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, or on its own motion, the court may reduce the term of imprisonment, after considering the factors set forth in [ 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (a) ] to the extent that they are applicable, if such a reduction is consistent with applicable policy statements issued by the Sentencing Commission.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“We review de novo a district court's conclusions about the scope of its legal authority under 18 U.S.C. § 3582 (c)(2).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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