United States v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
650 F.2d 206 · 1981
Citation profile
50 federal appellate · 4 district · 23 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 94 later decisions — most recently August 2022 · most notably State Bar of Nevada v. Claiborne (1988), United States v. Walgren (1989)
50 federal appellate · 4 district · 23 state decisions — followed in 11 states
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Addonizio · Dann v. Johnston · United States v. Stollings · United States v. United States District Court
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 94 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The function of Rule 35(b) is 'simply to allow the district court to decide if, on further reflection, the original sentence now seems unduly harsh.'”
14 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““The 120-day time limitation serves two policies: it protects judges against repeated importunities by those sentenced and it ensures that the court does not ursurp the responsibilities of parole officials by retaining jurisdiction indefinitely and acting on the motion in light of the movant’s conduct in prison. * * * ” United States v. Smith, 650 F.2d 206, 208 (9th Cir.1981).”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Reasonableness in this context must be evaluated in light of the policies supporting the time limitation and the reasons for the delay in each case.”
3 later decisions 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.