United States v. Mann’s Empirical Analysis
615 F.2d 668 · 1980
Citation profile
33 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 14 U.S.C. § 89 · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 963
Relies on United States v. Grayson · United States v. Thomas A. Warren, John L. Warren, Jr., Des. E. Schick and David Defina · United States v. Postal · Irish Northern Aid Committee v. Attorney General of the United States · United States v. Hayes
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 39 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The defendants were apprehended with over 22,500 pounds of marijuana in their possession, far too much for the personal consumption of four individuals. Having determined that defendants planned to import their cargo, the jury was entitled to infer from the facts before it that some plan had been made for its disposition.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“it is not necessary for the government to allege or prove an overt act to obtain convictions under the controlled substance conspiracy statutes”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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.