United States v. Brigham’s Empirical Analysis
977 F.2d 317 · 1992
Citation profile
34 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Wade v. United States · Chapman v. United States · United States v. Durrive · United States v. Penagos
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 43 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Discounts for [higher level defendants] have the virtue of necessity because rewards for assistance are essential to the business of detecting and punishing crime”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“a departure from a minimum sentence prescribed by statute . . . was available only on motion of the prosecutor under section 3553(e).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“After a jury convicts, the question becomes whether any sensible person could find, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant committed the crime.”
1 later decision 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.