United States v. Wolfe’s Empirical Analysis
701 F.3d 1206 · 2012
Citation profile
18 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2113
Relies on United States v. Booker · Apprendi v. New Jersey · Blakely v. Washington · Pasquantino v. United States · United States v. Francis
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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) the nature and seriousness of the misconduct; (2) the extent to which the comments were invited by the defense; (3) the extent to which any prejudice was ameliorated by the court's instruction to the jury; (4) the defense's opportunity to counter any prejudice; and (5) the weight of the evidence supporting the conviction.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“First, we consider whether the challenged remark was improper, and second, whether the remark deprived the defendant of a fair trial.”
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.