United States v. Pomerleau’s Empirical Analysis
923 F.2d 5 · 1991
Citation profile
15 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 3561 · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on United States v. Ruiz · United States v. Ocasio · United States v. Pighetti
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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“we have no jurisdiction to review the extent of a downward departure merely because the affected defendant is dissatisfied with the quantification of the district court's generosity.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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