United States v. Pullen’s Empirical Analysis
89 F.3d 368 · 1996
Citation profile
46
cited by 46 later decisions
March 2007
most recently cited
33 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Koon v. United States · Mistretta v. United States · United States v. Cantu · United States v. Daly · United States v. Vela
Most-quoted passages
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“present to an exceptional degree or in some other way [that] makes the case different from the ordinary case where the factor is present.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“indispensable to furthering the `fundamental goal of the Sentencing Reform Act, which is to place federal sentencing on an objective, uniform, and rational (or at least articulable, nonintuitive) basis.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“circumstances indicating a disadvantaged upbringing”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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