United States v. Rust’s Empirical Analysis
976 F.2d 55 · 1992
Citation profile
35
cited by 35 later decisions
March 2007
most recently cited
26 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · Kuntz v. City of Dayton · United States v. Kopp · United States v. Tardiff · United States v. Doherty
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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'[m]ore than minimal planning' exists in situations involving: (1) more planning than is typical for commission of the offense in simple form; (2) significant affirmative steps ... taken to conceal the offense; or (3) repeated acts over a period of time, unless it is clear that each instance was purely opportune.”
12 later decisions quote this exact passage“spur of the moment conduct, intended to take advantage of a sudden opportunity.”
12 later decisions quote this exact passage“Under this standard, a district court's determination will be treated with deference and will be reversed only if, after reviewing all the evidence, we are left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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