United States v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
665 F.3d 951 · 2011
Citation profile
10 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on United States v. Adipietro · United States v. Honken · United States v. Icaza · United States v. Wisecarver · United States v. Valdez
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“identified a number of non-exclusive factors for the district courts to consider in deciding whether a case is “extraordinary.” These include whether the obstruction of justice was an isolated incident early in the investigation or an on-going effort to obstruct the prosecution[,] ... whether [the defendant] voluntarily terminated his obstructive conduct, or whether the conduct was stopped by law enforcement[,] ... [and] whether [the defendant] admitted and recanted his obstructive conduct, or whether he denied obstruction of justice at sentencing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[i]f (1) the defendant willfully obstructed or impeded, or attempted to obstruct or impede, the administration of justice with respect to the investigation, prosecution, or sentencing of the instant offense of conviction, and (2) the obstructive conduct related to (A) the defendant’s offense of conviction and any relevant conduct; or (B) a closely related offense, increase the offense level by 2 levels.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Ice” is a purer, more potent form of methamphetamine. Section 2D 1.1(c), n.(C) of the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G. or Guidelines) defines”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.