United States v. Cooper’s Empirical Analysis
302 F.3d 592 · 2002
Citation profile
12 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924
Relies on Taylor v. United States · United States v. Garner · United States v. Schultz · United States v. Lane · United States v. Kaplansky
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“any crime punishable by -imprisonment for a term exceeding one year ... that .:. (i) has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person of another; or (ii) is burglary, arson, or extortion, involves use of explosives, or otherwise involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another[.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“make specific findings, articulated in language relating to the guidelines, concerning the inadequacy of any sentencing categories passed over.”
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.