Hopper v. United States’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 federal appellate · 2 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The Grand Jurors of the United States, impaneled, sworn, and charged at the term aforesaid, of the Court aforesaid, on their oath present, that Robert Earl Hopper, having theretofore registered under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, on or about the 22nd day of June, A.D. 1941, and within the said District of Arizona, did knowingly, wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously fail and neglect to perform the duty required of him under and in the execution of said Act, and. the rules and regulations made pursuant thereto, that is to say, that the said defendant, Robert Earl Hopper, having been theretofore classified by his local draft board at Prescott, Arizona, as a conscientious objector, and found fit for general service, did then and there, knowingly, wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously fail and neglect to report as a conscientious objector for civilian work of national importance when notified so to do -by his local draft board; contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the United States of America.” Footnote, 142 F. at page 184.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Abrahamson

2. ““It is advisable that in all cases there should be alleged the creation, existence, county and jurisdiction of that board, in conformity with the provisions of the Act.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Abrahamson