United States v. Bernhardt’s Empirical Analysis
905 F.2d 343 · 1990
Citation profile
30
cited by 30 later decisions
September 2007
most recently cited
27 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1344 · 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 3742
Relies on United States v. Roberson · United States v. White
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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If reliable information indicates that the criminal history category does not adequately reflect the seriousness of the defendant’s past criminal conduct or the likelihood that the defendant will commit other crimes, the court may consider imposing a sentence departing from the otherwise applicable guideline range.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“own judgment as to whether the sentence imposed is proportional to the crime committed, in light of the past criminal history.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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