United States v. M.C.E.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 federal appellate ·

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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he confluence of common sense and precedent lead to the conclusion that the unauthorized daytime entry of the dwelling of another with the intent to commit a larceny or any felony carries with it a substantial risk that force will be used against the person or property of another”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cuevas-Gaspar v. Gonzales

2. “`The fact that [a burglar] may be contemplating a minor offense will be no solace to those who may reasonably fear the worst and who may react with measures that may well escalate the criminal purposes of the intruder.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cuevas-Gaspar v. Gonzales

3. “A person is guilty of residential burglary if, with intent to commit a crime against a person or property therein, the person enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling other than a vehicle.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cuevas-Gaspar v. Gonzales