89 Md. App. 712 - Anderson v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
16 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 18 later decisions — most recently July 2014
16 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Blockburger v. United States · Wolff v. McDonnell · Broadrick v. Oklahoma · Chapman v. United States
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Section 286(f)(l)(v) is part of the “Drug Kingpin Act” of 1989. The impetus for the bill, SB 400/HB 502, came from the Governor’s office. Section 286(f)(l)(v) is part of “The Distribution of Large Quantities Component.” The Briefing Document that accompanied SB 400/HB 502 states, at p. 5: “This component recognizes that there needs to be some distinction made between the individual who handles a substantial volume of drugs as compared to the person who handles a minimal amount. It also attempts to give the courts guidance with regard to the severity of possessing a certain level of a controlled dangerous substance. To help law enforcement officers have an impact upon the volume drug dealer, this component does the following: —It distinguishes the volume drug dealer from the street corner dealer by establishing a mandatory minimum penalty of 5 years in jail for the possession of certain threshold quantities of a controlled dangerous substance. The substances identified in the legislation are the same as those currently included in the Drug Importation Statute.” [Footnote omitted.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Wheeler“(a) Except as authorized by this subheading, it is unlawful for any person: (1) To manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or to possess a controlled dangerous substance in sufficient quantity to reasonably indicate under all circumstances an intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled dangerous substance.... (f)(1) If a person violates subsection (a)(1) of this section and the violation involves any of the following controlled dangerous substances, in the amounts indicated, the person is subject to the penalties provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection upon conviction: (ii) 448 grams or more of cocaine or 448 grams or more of any mixture containing a detectable amount of cocaine; (iii) 50 grams or more of cocaine base, commonly known as “crack.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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