United States v. Chartier’s Empirical Analysis
933 F.2d 111 · 1991
Citation profile
53 federal appellate ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 62 later decisions — most recently May 2018 · most notably United States v. Rosa (1993), United States v. Rivera (1992)
53 federal appellate ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2113 · 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 28 U.S.C. § 994
Relies on Missouri v. Continential Insurance Cos. · American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. United States · Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council · Lane v. Peterson · Unimet Corp. v. United Steelworkers
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 62 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Though a sentencing judge retains discretion ... he must demonstrate that he has thoughtfully discharged his statutory obligation [under § 3553(c) ], with a degree of care appropriate to the severity of the punishment ultimately selected.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he court, at the time of sentencing, shall state in open court ... the reason for imposing a sentence at a particular point within the range.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“fully comply with the requirement of section 3553(c)(1),”
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.