United States v. Norris’s Empirical Analysis
2021
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 841 (Amendments of 1973 to Federal Law) · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Kotteakos v. United States · Johnson v. United States · United States v. Cotton · Rehaif v. United States · United States v. Doherty
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) rationally based on [his] perception; (b) helpful to clearly understanding the witness's - 40 - testimony or to determining a fact in issue; and (c) not based on scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge within the scope of Rule 702.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“in a prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g) and § 924(a)(2) the Government must prove both that the defendant knew he possessed a firearm and that he knew he belonged to the relevant category of persons barred from possessing a firearm.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“we have previously upheld the admission of similar lay opinion testimony about drug distribution practices based on law enforcement experience.”
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.