United States v. Mack’s Empirical Analysis
655 F.2d 843 · 1981
Citation profile
28 federal appellate · 5 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2113 · 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Santobello v. New York · Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. Hodory · Williams v. Illinois · Tate v. Short · Lewis v. United States
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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'impose a sentence greater than that agreed upon.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“When a poor convict, sentenced for violation of any law ... to be imprisoned and pay a fine, ... has been confined in prison, solely for the nonpayment of such fine, ... such convict may make application in writing to the nearest United States magistrate in the district where he is imprisoned setting forth his inability to pay such fine.... If on examination it shall appear to him that such convict is unable to pay such fine, ... and that he has not any property exceeding $20 in value, except such as is by law exempt from being taken on execution for debt, the magistrate shall administer to him the following oath: “I do solemnly swear that I have not any property, real or personal, exceeding $20, except such as is by law exempt from being taken on civil process for debt; and that I have no property in any way conveyed or concealed, or in any way disposed of, for my future use or benefit. So help me God.” Upon taking such oath such convict shall be discharged. ... In ease the convict is found by the magistrate to possess property valued at an amount in excess of said exemption, nevertheless, if the Attorney General finds that the retention by such convict of all of such property is reasonably necessary for his support or that of his family, such convict shall be released without further imprisonment solely for the nonpayment of such fine ...; or if he finds that the retention by such convict of any part of such property is reasonably necessary for his support or that of-his fa”
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.