United States v. Doe’s Empirical Analysis
980 F.2d 876 · 1992
Citation profile
14 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 21 later decisions — most recently June 2017
14 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions
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. § 371 · 18 U.S.C. § 4251 · 18 U.S.C. § 5005 · 21 U.S.C. § 844 (§ 404 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2901
Relies on Linda R. S. v. Richard D. · Chapman v. United States · Dorszynski v. United States · Moskal v. United States · Association of Westinghouse Salaried Employees v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) Upon the unconditional discharge by the division of a committed youth offender before the expiration of the maximum sentence imposed upon him, the conviction shall be automatically set aside and the [Youth Correction Division of the Board of Parole] shall issue to the youth offender a certificate to that effect. (b) Where a youth offender has been placed on probation by the court, the court may thereafter, in its discretion, unconditionally discharge such youth offender from probation prior to the expiration of the maximum period of probation theretofore fixed by the court, which discharge shall automatically set aside the conviction, and the court shall issue to the youth offender a certificate to that effect.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he set aside must be actual; the conviction records must be physically removed from the... criminal files and placed in a separate storage facility not to be opened other than in the course of a bona fide criminal investigation by law enforcement authorities and where necessary for such an investigation. These records may not be used.. .for any other purpose, nor may they be disseminated to anyone, public or private, for any other purpose.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“provides an additional incentive for maintaining good behavior by holding out to the youth an opportunity to clear his record ... For those who demonstrate a willingness to help themselves, every reasonable opportunity is afforded to assist them in making a new start.”
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.