United States v. Sher’s Empirical Analysis
657 F.2d 28 · 1981
Citation profile
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1014 · 18 U.S.C. § 3731
Relies on Exxon Corp. v. Department of Revenue of Wisconsin · United States v. Payne · 507 F. Supp. 359 - United States v. Pavlick · 505 F. Supp. 858 - United States v. Sher
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Whoever knowingly makes any false statement or report, or willfully overvalues any land, property or security, for the purpose of influencing in any way the action ... of any bank the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation . . . upon any application, advance, commitment, or loan, or any change or extension of any of the same . . . shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.”
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.