United States v. Magee’s Empirical Analysis
821 F.2d 234 · 1987
Citation profile
77 federal appellate · 4 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 91 later decisions — most recently March 2025 · most notably United States v. Bermea (1994), United States v. Williamson (1995)
77 federal appellate · 4 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 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 952 · 21 U.S.C. § 963
Relies on Albernaz v. United States · Commissioner v. Engle · Braverman v. United States · Lombard v. Marcera · National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of Indians
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 91 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(6) Inadmissibility of Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements. — Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, evidence of the following is not, in any civil or criminal proceeding, admissible against the defendant who made the plea or was a participant in the plea discussions; (A) A plea of guilty which was later withdrawn; (B) A plea of nolo contendere; (C) Any statement made in the course of any proceedings under this rule regarding either of the foregoing pleas; or (D) Any statement made in the course of plea discussions with an attorney for the state which do not result in a plea of guilty or which result in a plea of guilty later withdrawn.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“has a talismanic ring to it, it must not be applied too strictly or the purpose of the exception would be defeated.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“mere presence at the scene of a crime or close association with co-conspirators.”
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.