United States v. Speed’s Empirical Analysis
656 F.3d 714 · 2011
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 1 U.S.C. § 109 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Estelle v. Gamble · Ewing v. California · San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. v. United States Olympic Committee · United States v. Lechuga · United States v. Bell
Most-quoted passages
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“it was 'physically impossible for the witness to observe that which he claims occurred, or impossible under the laws of nature for the occurrence to have taken place at all.' ” United States v. Speed, 656 F.3d 714 , 718 (7th Cir.2011) (quoting United States v. Johnson, 437 F.3d 665 , 675 (7th Cir.2006)). This is because”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“refusing to apply the FSA to defendants sentenced shortly before the passage of the FSA results in radically different sentences between them and those who are entitled to have the FSA apply to them.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[s]omeone, in the end, will always be left behind to live with the earlier, harsher penalty.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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