United States v. Fabregat’s Empirical Analysis
902 F.2d 331 · 1990
Citation profile
29 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3565 · 18 U.S.C. § 3572 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Terry v. Ohio · Delaware v. New York · Hallstrom v. Tillamook County · United States v. White · United States v. Thomas
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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) If the defendant clearly demonstrates a recognition and affirmative acceptance of personal responsibility for his criminal conduct, reduce the offense level by two levels. * * * if: sf: * (c) A defendant who enters a guilty plea ' is not entitled to a sentencing reduction under this section as a matter of right.”
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.