United States v. Schmude’s Empirical Analysis
901 F.2d 555 · 1990
Citation profile
106 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 3584 · 18 U.S.C. § 3742 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on Nicholas v. United States · Rosenberg v. Comerica Bank · United States v. Diaz-Villafane · United States v. Roberson · United States v. Wills
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 133 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[I]f a defendant has been convicted of the same offense more than once, he has demonstrated the need for greater sanctions to deter him from committing that same crime again--greater sanctions than might be required for a defendant who has never been convicted of a similar offense”
9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the question of degree of departure is solely one of reasonableness”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Guideline § 4A1.3 provides that a court may depart upward from an otherwise applicable Guideline range if reliable information indicates that a defendant's Criminal History Category does not adequately reflect the seriousness of the defendant's past criminal conduct or the likelihood the defendant will commit other crimes.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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