United States v. Lim’s Empirical Analysis
794 F.2d 469 · 1986
Citation profile
29 federal appellate · 2 district · 21 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 65 later decisions — most recently August 2025 · most notably United States v. Sanchez (1991), United States v. Mayans (1994)
29 federal appellate · 2 district · 21 state decisions — followed in 10 states
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. § 371 · 28 U.S.C. § 1827
Relies on Hannahville Indian Community v. United States · United States v. McConney · Sutherland v. United States · In re Disbarment of Levin · Texaco, Inc. v. Short
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.
“a reviewing court must determine 'whether the purposes of the Act were adequately met.'”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a]s long as the defendant's ability to understand the proceedings and communicate with counsel is unimpaired, the appropriate use of interpreters in the courtroom is a matter within the discretion of the [trial] court.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“a defendant whose fluency in English is so impaired that it interferes with his right to confrontation or his capacity, as a witness, to understand or respond to questions has a constitutional right to an interpreter”
3 later decisions 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.