United States v. Merrell’s Empirical Analysis
842 F.3d 577 · 2016
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2251 (Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996) · 18 U.S.C. § 3553
Relies on Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Kumho Tire Company, Ltd., et al. v. Patrick Carmichael, Etc., et al. · Rita v. United States · Sells v. United States · Pennsylvania v. Mimms
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.
“A sentencing court abuses its discretion if it fails to consider a relevant factor that should have received significant weight, gives significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, or considers only the appropriate factors but commits a clear error of judgment in weighing those factors.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Improperly admitted testimony warrants reversal of a conviction if the testimony substantially influence[d] the jury's verdict.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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