United States v. Shields’s Empirical Analysis
649 F.3d 78 · 2011
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3142 (Bail Reform Act of 1984) · 18 U.S.C. § 4246 · 18 U.S.C. § 4247 · 18 U.S.C. § 4248
Relies on Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp. · Brock v. Pierce County · United States v. Montalvo-Murillo · Alabama v. Bozeman
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'[t]he responsibility for the decision- rendering process remains with the trial judge' and 'it is in its discretion whether to accept or reject, in whole or in part, the verdict or findings of the advisory jury.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“grants a district court the discretion to empanel an advisory jury either on a party's motion or sua sponte.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“serious difficulty in refraining from sexually violent conduct.”
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.