United States v. David’s Empirical Analysis
682 F.3d 1074 · 2012
Citation profile
10 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924
Relies on Gall v. United States · United States v. Lozoya · United States v. Bryant · United States v. Washington · United States v. Chase
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 51 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“These [§ 3553(a)] factors include the nature and circumstances of the offense and the history and characteristics of the defendant, the need to promote respect for the law and protect the public, the sentencing range, and the need to avoid unwarranted sentence disparities. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (a).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[A] sentencing court has wide latitude to weigh the § 3553(a) factors and assign some factors greater weight than others in determining an appropriate sentence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“factors that have already been taken into account in calculating the advisory Guidelines range can nevertheless form the basis of a variance.”
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.