United States v. Simpson’s Empirical Analysis
27 F.3d 355 · 1994
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 921 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 26 U.S.C. § 5861 (§ 201 of the Gun Control Act of 1968)
Relies on American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. United States · Granito v. United States · United States v. Erwin · United States v. Gomez
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“from all penalties and disabilities resulting from the crime of which he has been convicted.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“expressly provide[d] that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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