United States v. Long’s Empirical Analysis
936 F.2d 482 · 1991
Citation profile
21 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3742 · 21 U.S.C. § 843 (§ 403 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. United States · Tristani v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. · United States v. Davis · United States v. Doe · United States v. Kuntz
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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[u]pon motion of the government stating that the defendant has provided substantial assistance in the investigation or prosecution of another person who has committed an offense....”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“... motion is a jurisdictional prerequisite to a § 5K1.1 downward departure from the guidelines.”
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.