United States v. Bennett’s Empirical Analysis
874 F.3d 236 · 2017
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 153 · 18 U.S.C. § 2 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · Giglio v. United States · United States v. Young · Singleton v. Wulff · Pierce v. Society of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Same
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“that a jury can and will follow an instruction that attorneys' statements are not evidence, unless there is an overwhelming probability that the jury will be unable to follow the instruction and there is a strong probability that the effect is devastating.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“If these conditions are present, we may exercise our discretion to correct the error if it 'seriously affects the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“In attempting to establish that a prosecutor's improper comments constitute reversible error, the criminal defendant bears a substantial burden.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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