United States v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on Illinois v. Gates · Whren v. United States · United States v. Ross · New York v. Belton · United States v. Robinson
Most-quoted passages
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“must provide ... some testimony about what justified his actions, what inferences he drew from the circumstances he faced, and, in a case like this, specifically why he had a basis to believe there was evidence of crime in the trunk.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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