United States v. Curb’s Empirical Analysis
626 F.3d 921 · 2010
Citation profile
9 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Gall v. United States · Rita v. United States · Kimbrough v. United States · Sells v. United States · United States v. Schuh
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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“it follows that a sentence below the range also is presumptively not too high.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Factors the court should consider include the exercise of decision making authority, the nature of participation in the commission of the offense, the recruitment of accomplices, the claimed right to a larger share of the fruits of the crime, the degree of participation in planning or organizing the offense, the nature and scope of the illegal activity, and the degree of control and authority exercised over others.”
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.