United States v. Watt’s Empirical Analysis
910 F.2d 587 · 1990
Citation profile
78 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2113 · 18 U.S.C. § 3661 (Drug and Alcohol Dependent Offenders Treatment Act of 1986) · 18 U.S.C. § 3742 · 18 U.S.C. § 924
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · Williams v. People of State of New York · Crowell v. Benson · Estelle v. Smith · Lorillard v. Pons
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 104 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“a sentencing court cannot consider against a defendant any constitutionally protected conduct.”
16 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“A defendant may be given consideration under this section without regard to whether his conviction is based upon a guilty plea or a finding of guilt by the court or jury or the practical certainty of conviction at trial.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he sentencing judge is in a unique position to evaluate a defendant's acceptance of responsibility. For this reason, the determination of the sentencing judge is entitled to great deference on review.”
3 later decisions 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.