United States v. McGee’s Empirical Analysis
890 F.3d 730 · 2018
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on United States v. Olano · Molina-Martinez v. United States · 195 L. Ed. 2d 604 - Mathis v. United States · United States v. Bridges · United States v. Pulliam
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“district court's detailed explanation for the sentence imposed makes clear that the judge based the sentence he or she selected on factors independent of the Guidelines, the error may be harmless.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person of another.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“did far more than toss off a blanket alternative sentence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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