United States v. D O'Brien’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
12 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 3742 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Alexander v. United States · McKesson Corp. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco · Workers' Compensation Insurers Rating Ass'n v. Austin Products Co. · United States v. Mejia-Orosco · United States v. Lara-Velasquez
Most-quoted passages
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“the reasons proffered by the district judge were insufficient to justify a downward departure.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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