United States v. Kwong Shing So’s Empirical Analysis
755 F.2d 1350 · 1985
Citation profile
49 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 65 later decisions — most recently September 2015 · most notably United States v. Gordon (1988), United States v. Bonanno (1988)
49 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1 · 18 U.S.C. § 3231 · 18 U.S.C. § 371 · 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 31 U.S.C. § 5313 · 31 U.S.C. § 5322
Relies on United States v. Russell · Bell v. United States · Ryan v. United States · Washington Post Co. v. Rebozo · Teamsters Local Union 657 v. Rodriguez
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 65 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the government is so involved in the criminal endeavor that it shocks our sense of justice.”
8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) the character or reputation of the defendant; (2) whether the government made the initial suggestion of criminal activity; (3) whether the defendant engaged in the activity for profit; (4) whether the defendant showed any reluctance; and (5) the nature of the government’s inducement.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“after committing two violations involving more than $100,000, a violator would be immune from prosecution [under Sec. 5322(b) ] for the remainder of the twelve-month period, subject only to minor misdemeanor penalties.”
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.