United States v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis
962 F.2d 1069 · 1992
Citation profile
24 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Santosky v. Kramer · Mullaney v. Wilbur · Addington v. Texas · American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. United States · Needler v. Valley National Bank of Arizona
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.
“[w]hen the jury has answered the first question by finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant lied, and could not have convicted otherwise, it might be anomalous for the judge to sentence the defendant upon the basis of the jury verdict and yet refuse to enhance the sentence for perjury merely because the judge entertains a doubt that the defendant lied.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“requires that the defendant consciously act with the purpose of obstructing justice.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he admonition in Application Note 1 to evaluate the defendant's testimony 'in a light most favorable to the defendant' apparently raises the standard of proof--above the 'preponderance of the evidence' standard that applies to most other sentencing determinations.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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