United States v. Sutherland’s Empirical Analysis
890 F.2d 1042 · 1989
Citation profile
23
cited by 23 later decisions
May 1994
most recently cited
22 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2113
Relies on United States v. Nunley · United States v. Justice · United States v. Grant
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The court * * * need not reward a defendant for his cooperation if that defendant already received the benefit of his cooperation through a plea agreement * * *.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[m]ental and emotional conditions are ordinarily not relevant in determining whether a sentence should be outside the applicable guideline range ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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