United States v. Nelson’s Empirical Analysis
143 F.3d 373 · 1998
Citation profile
22
cited by 22 later decisions
April 2006
most recently cited
13 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Taylor v. United States · Berkery v. Commissioner · United States v. Shannon · United States v. Prevatte · United States v. Unthank
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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“as: 6 any offense under federal or state law punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year that . . . is burglary of a dwelling, arson, or extortion, involves use of explosives, or otherwise involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another. 7 U.S.S.G. sec. 4B1.2(a)(2). 8 The district court concluded that possession of a short-barreled shotgun is a”
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.