United States v. Cole’s Empirical Analysis
721 F.3d 1016 · 2013
Citation profile
17 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (White-Collar Crime Penalty Enhancement Act of 2002) · 18 U.S.C. § 1343 · 18 U.S.C. § 1349 (§ 902 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) · 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 371 · 26 U.S.C. § 7201
Relies on Gall v. United States · United States v. Feemster · United States v. Lopez · United States v. Louper-Morris · United States v. Buchanan
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“only where no reasonable jury could find all the [crime's] elements beyond a reasonable doubt.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The Court has reviewed the case law from the United States Supreme Court and also the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals dealing with sentencing. The Court is well aware and will use the factors under Title 18 Section 3553, and will vary in this matter ... It would be a travesty of justice if I sent you away for a long period of time. I am taking a huge chance on you....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the sufficiency of the evidence de novo , viewing evidence in the light most favorable to the jury's verdict, resolving conflicts in the government's favor, and accepting all reasonable inferences that support the verdict.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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