U.S. v. Rodriguez’s Empirical Analysis
919 F.3d 629 · 2019
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Applies 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Chapman v. State of California · Kotteakos v. United States · United States v. Sepulveda · United States v. Duarte · Davet v. Maccarone
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“mindful, though, that a material error of law always amounts to an abuse of discretion.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) that an error occurred (2) which was clear or obvious and which not only (3) affected the defendant's substantial rights, but also (4) seriously impaired the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“has only a limited right of confrontation, which requires a court to . . . 'weigh both the apparent reliability of the hearsay evidence and the government's proffered reason for not producing the declarant.'”
2 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.