United States v. Ramos’s Empirical Analysis
861 F.2d 228 · 1988
Citation profile
72 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2 · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Solem v. Helm · Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Scharffe v. Perkins · United States v. Savinovich · United States v. Stewart
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 86 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'trafficking in narcotics is very often related to the carrying and use of firearms.'”
9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Plain error is highly prejudicial error affecting substantial rights and is found only in exceptional circumstances.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[n]either due process nor equal protection concerns are implicated by appellant's [five year mandatory minimum] sentence under 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841(b)(1)(B).”
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.