United States v. Pinckney’s Empirical Analysis
938 F.2d 519 · 1991
Citation profile
33 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3156 (§ 201 of the Speedy Trial Act of 1974) · 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 3559 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 994
Relies on Bifulco v. United States · Ladner v. United States · United States v. One 1971 Mercedes Benz 2-Door Coupe, Serial No. 11304412023280 · United States v. Gravely · United States v. Adkins
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 49 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“mitigating circumstance of a kind or to a degree”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“did so when they found ... the career offender status over-represented the defendant's criminal history.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“a prior adult federal or state conviction for an offense punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, regardless of whether such offense is specifically designated as a felony and regardless of the actual sentence imposed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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