United States v. Bell’s Empirical Analysis
953 F.2d 6 · 1992
Citation profile
29 federal appellate · 1 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 33 later decisions — most recently April 2022 · most notably United States v. French (1992), United States v. Tejada-Beltran (1995)
29 federal appellate · 1 district ·
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. § 3146 (Bail Reform Act of 1984)
Relies on United States v. Dworken · United States v. Urbanek · United States v. Hagan · United States v. Gaddy · United States v. Moreno
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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) the defendant willingly obstructed or impeded, or attempted to obstruct or impede, the administration of justice with respect to the investigation, prosecution, or sentencing of the instant offense of conviction, and (2) the obstructive conduct related to (A) the defendant's offense of conviction and any relevant conduct; or (B) a closely related offense.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The following is a non-exhaustive list of examples of the type of conduct that, absent a separate count of conviction for such conduct, do not warrant application of this enhancement, but ordinarily can appropriately be sanctioned by the determination of the particular sentence within the otherwise applicable guideline range: (a) providing a false name or identification document at arrest, except where such conduct actually resulted in a significant hindrance to the investigation or prosecution of the instant offense; (b) making false statements, not under oath, to law enforcement officers ... (c) providing incomplete or misleading information, not amounting to a material falsehood, in respect to a presentence investigation; (d) avoiding or fleeing from arrest (see, however, § 3C1.2 (Reckless Endangerment During Flight)).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Where the defendant is convicted for an offense covered by ... § 2X3.1 (Accessory After the Fact), ... this adjustment is not to be applied to the offense level for that offense except where a significant further obstruction occurred during the investigation, prosecution, or sentencing of the obstruction offense itself (e.g., where the defendant threatened a witness during the course of the prosecution for the obstruction offense).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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