United States v. Gray’s Empirical Analysis
982 F.2d 1020 · 1993
Citation profile
12 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 3742 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 863 (§ 422 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Nicholas v. United States · Dade County v. Lake Lucerne Civic Ass'n · Joseph v. United States · Dade County v. Lake Lucerne Civic Ass'n · United States v. Diaz-Villafane
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“involves what is quintessentially a judgment call.... [A]ppellate review must occur with full awareness of, and respect for, the trier's superior 'feel' for the case. We will not lightly disturb decisions to depart, or not, or related decisions implicating degrees of departure.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the reasons for the imposition of the particular sentence, as stated by the district court.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the factors to be considered in imposing a sentence,”
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.