United States v. Spellman’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
July 2007
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 49 U.S.C. § 46504 · 49 U.S.C. § 46506
Relies on Koon v. United States · United States v. Tabacca · United States v. Iannone · United States v. Sustaita · United States v. Figueroa
Most-quoted passages
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“In typical prosecutions under Sections 1472(j) and 46504, the defendants insult, physically harass, and in some cases even threaten to kill flight personnel. However, it is the rare case in which passengers experience the degree of fear and intimidation that Spellman instilled in so many of his fellow passengers. Indeed, we found few cases in which the passengers had serious grounds to worry that the offender would actually bring doum the plane.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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