United States v. Simpson’s Empirical Analysis
901 F.2d 1223 · 1990
Citation profile
17 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Albernaz v. United States · Michel v. United States · Commissioner v. Engle · United States v. Michel
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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) the magnitude of the statement's prejudice, (2) the effect of any cautionary instructions given, and (3) the strength of the evidence of the defendant's guilt.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he evidence overwhelmingly indicate[s] that he was more than a minor player in both conspiracies, if not indeed a major player.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Simpson v. Ortiz“If the defendant has not objected to the portion of the closing argument he challenges on appeal, we review only for plain error.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.