United States v. Pardue’s Empirical Analysis

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33 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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 47 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he test is whether “a reasonable fact finder could have found guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” United States v. Garrett, 948 F.2d 474, 476 (8th Cir.1991) (citation omitted). Under this standard, the district court has “very limited latitude.” United States v. Jewell, 893 F.2d 193, 194 (8th Cir.1990). In deciding a motion for judgment of acquittal, the court can neither weigh the evidence nor assess the credibility of the witnesses. Burks v. United States, 437 U.S. 1, 16 , 98 S.Ct. 2141, 2150 , 57 L.Ed.2d 1 (1978).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Johnson · 461 F. Supp. 2d 929 - United States v. Bertling

2. “'should only be granted where the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the government, is such that a reasonably minded jury must have a reasonable doubt as to the existence of any essential elements of the crime charged.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States America v. W Cheek · United States v. Clarence W. Cheek

3. “ ‘[t]he level of outrageousness needed to prove a due process violation is quite high, and the government’s conduct must shock the conscience of the court.’ ”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Cannon · United States of America v. Truong Nhat Nguyen