United States v. Simons’s Empirical Analysis
614 F.3d 475 · 2010
Citation profile
37 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2250 · 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 3583
Relies on United States v. Olano · Grayned v. City of Rockford · Miller v. California · Grayned v. City of Rockford · Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville
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 56 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“District courts have “wide discretion” to impose conditions of supervised release so long as they are “reasonably related” to (1) the nature and circumstances of the offense; (2) the defendant’s history and characteristics; (3) the deterrence of criminal conduct; (4) the protection of the public, from further crimes of the defendant; and (5) the defendant’s educational, vocational, medicinal, or other correctional needs.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“possessing] [or] hav[ing] under his ... control any material, legal or illegal, that contains nudity or that depicts or alludes to sexual activity or depicts sexually arousing material. This includes, but is not limited to, any material obtained through access to any computer, including a computer for employment purposes, or any other material linked to computer access or use.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“without probation office approval. Id. at 482-83 . In Simons , the defendant had prior convictions for attempted indecent liberties with a child and for first-degree rape. Id . at 482. We concluded that the defendant's history of committing crimes against children adequately supported the no-contact condition, and that”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.