United States v. McDaniel’s Empirical Analysis
844 F.2d 535 · 1988
Citation profile
12 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on United States v. Wood · United States v. Phungphiphadhana · United States v. McDaniel
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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“It is fatal to defendant’s motion that during the period from October 12, 1984 through October 27, 1986, Section 841(b)(1)(B) provided, in relevant part, as follows: “Any sentence imposing a term of imprisonment under this paragraph shall ... impose a special parole term of at least three years in addition to such term of imprisonment.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Sec. 841(b)(1)(A) imposed enhanced penalties: imprisonment up to twenty years, and a fine not to exceed $250,000 for first-time offenses involving, inter alia, one kilogram or more of cocaine. The special parole term was deleted from this section. However, the”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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