United States v. Smiley’s Empirical Analysis
997 F.2d 475 · 1993
Citation profile
48 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 963
Relies on Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · Needler v. Valley National Bank of Arizona · Lane v. Peterson · Conway v. Statesman Mortgage Co. · Oklahoma v. New Mexico
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 61 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]he government bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of [reliable] evidence the quantity of drugs involved.”
9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“An objection to the admission of a prior conviction is not preserved for appeal when a defendant [the plaintiff-appellant Wilson in our case] introduces the evidence during his direct examination.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wilson v. Williams
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.