United States v. Guerrero’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
July 2008
most recently cited
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 49 U.S.C. § 46504
Relies on United States v. Fatico · Hili v. Sciarrotta · United States v. Jenny
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Captain Williams testified that he had to leave the cockpit to deal with the defendant, when he learned from the flight attendant that she could not handle the situation herself. Captain Williams testified that this increased the risk to the safety of the aircraft, which is designed to be flown by two pilots. Defendant further endangered the aircraft and passengers when he pushed Captain Williams, because this exposed the aircraft and crew to the danger of having their captain incapacitated. Not only did Captain Williams testify that he thought defendant was making the flight unsafe, but his actions confirm that he believed that defendant was endangering the aircraft and passengers. Captain Williams testified that he only left the cockpit when he concluded there was a potential danger to the aircraft, and, upon returning to the cockpit, Captain Williams turned the aircraft around and returned to New York City because he concluded that it was unsafe to continue on to Santo Domingo.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Defendant urges this court ... to find that 2A5.2(a)(2) applies only if there is actual harm to the aircraft and passengers. Such a construction would mean that this Base Offense Level would apply only when an aircraft actually crashed or suffered other damage as a result of a defendant’s action. Had this been the intended meaning, the term ‘harming’ would have been more appropriate than endangering, which means ‘putting someone or something in danger; exposing to peril or harm.’”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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