United States v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis
747 F.3d 399 · 2014
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2332A (§ 60023 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) · 18 U.S.C. § 2332B (§ 702 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 3583 · 18 U.S.C. § 844
Relies on Gall v. United States · United States v. Johnson · United States v. Vonner · United States v. Webb · United States v. Bolds
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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]itles such as “kingpin” or “boss” are not controlling. Factors the court should consider include the exercise of decision making authority, the nature of participation in the commission of the offense, the recruitment of accomplices, the claimed right to a larger share of the fruits of the crime, the degree of participation in planning or organizing the offense, the nature and scope of the illegal activity, and the degree of control and authority exercised over others.... This adjustment does not apply to a defendant who merely suggests committing the offense.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the term “Federal crime of terrorism” means an offense that— (A) is calculated to influence or affect the conduct of government by intimidation or coercion, or to retaliate against government conduct; and (B) is a violation of— (i) section ... 2339A ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“calculated to influence or affect the conduct of government by intimidation or coercion, or to retaliate against government conduct.”
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.