United States v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
792 F.3d 760 · 2015
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3231 · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on United States v. Russell · United States v. Hasting · Hampton v. United States · United States v. Morrison · Bank of Nova Scotia v. United States
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“may some day be presented with a situation in which the conduct of law enforcement agents is so outrageous that due process principles would absolutely bar the government from invoking judicial processes to obtain a conviction.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Outrageous government conduct is not a defense in this circuit.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“[T]his circuit clearly and consistently has refused to recognize any defense based on ... outrageous government conduct.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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.