United States v. Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 federal appellate · 2 district ·

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

1. “reject any Sentencing Guideline [based on a policy disagreement], provided that the sentence imposed is reasonable.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Hendricks · 382 F. Supp. 3d 892 - United States v. Rodriguez

2. “(1) the defendant was at least 18 years old at the time he committed the instant offense of conviction; (2) the instant offense of conviction is a felony that is either a crime of violence or a controlled substance offense; and (3) the defendant has at least two prior felony convictions of either a crime of violence or a controlled substance offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. United States v. Lee

3. “possession of a shank in jail ... created a viable risk that a person might be injured, which made it a crime of violence.” Id. That rationale directly conflicts with Begay and is therefore, not persuasive. 10 . Additionally, because New Mexico defines”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. United States v. Marquez