United States v. Maggitt’s Empirical Analysis
784 F.2d 590 · 1986
Citation profile
47 federal appellate · 17 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 74 later decisions — most recently April 2025 · most notably Montgomery v. State (1991), United States v. Fields (2007)
47 federal appellate · 17 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. § 1512 · 18 U.S.C. § 1513 · 18 U.S.C. § 1515
Relies on Glasser v. United States · Blockburger v. United States · Hamling v. United States · Albernaz v. United States · Commissioner v. Engle
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 74 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"Although relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence.””
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Yates v. State · Gilbert v. State“Whoever embezzles, steals, purloins, or knowingly converts to his use or the use of another, or without authority, sells, conveys or disposes of any record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, or any property made or being made under contract for the United States or any department or agency thereof; or Whoever receives, conceals, or retains the same with intent to convert it to his use or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen, purloined or converted — Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; but if the value of such property in the aggregate, combining amounts from all the counts for which the defendant is convicted in a single case, does not exceed the sum of $1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. The word "value” means face, par, or market value, or cost price, either wholesale or retail, whichever is greater”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Whoever knowingly engages in any conduct and thereby causes bodily injury to another person ..., with intent to retaliate against any person for— (1) the attendance of a witness or party at an official proceeding, or any testimony given ... by a witness in an official proceeding; or (2) any information relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense ... given by a person to a law enforcement officer; or attempts to do so, shall be fined not more than $250,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.”
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.