United States v. Morales’s Empirical Analysis
977 F.2d 1330 · 1992
Citation profile
38 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 6002 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Brewster v. Derwinski · United States v. Mondello · United States v. Baker · United States v. Rodriguez-Razo
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 62 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[i]f the defendant willfully obstructed or impeded, or attempted to obstruct or impede, the administration of justice during the investigation, prosecution, or sentencing of the instant offense.”
21 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“we review de novo whether a defendant's conduct constitutes obstruction of justice.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“explained to Morales the possible consequences of his refusal and gave him several opportunities to testify.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.