United States v. Parse’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In these circumstances—in which a juror aligned herself with the government, lied pervasively in voir dire for the purpose of avoiding dismissal for cause, believed prior to the presentation of any evidence that the defendants were “ ‘crooks’ ” and expressly mentioned [the defendant] as a target of her efforts to persuade the other jurors to convict—a refusal to order a new trial for Parse would seriously affect the fairness, integrity, and public reputation of judicial proceedings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Nix

2. “Actual bias is bias in fact. Implied bias, by contrast, is bias presumed as a matter of law. Finally, inferred bias is available when actual or implied bias does not apply. “Bias may be inferred when a juror discloses a fact that bespeaks a risk of partiality sufficiently significant to warrant granting the trial judge discretion to excuse the juror for cause, but not so great as to make mandatory a presumption of bias.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Nix

3. “A ruling that á litigant has waived a right because he failed to acquire sufficient information to make an informed decision is based on an erroneous view of the law.” (brackets, internal quotation marks, and citation omitted)). 12 . The government argues that defense counsel should be expected to consult”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. MICHAEL POTH v. UNITED STATES