United States v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis
790 F.3d 784 · 2015
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 26 U.S.C. § 5845 (§ 201 of the Gun Control Act of 1968)
Relies on United States v. Miller · United States v. Richey
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) there was error, (2) the error was plain, and (3) the error affected his substantial rights.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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