United States v. Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 10 U.S.C. § 845 · 10 U.S.C. § 885
Relies on Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. Nyquist · United States v. Prater · United States v. Johnson · United States v. Jemmings · United States v. Stevison
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“caused by a reasonable apprehension that the accused or another innocent person would be immediately killed or would immediately suffer serious bodily injury if the accused did not commit the act. The apprehension must reasonably continue throughout the commission of the act. If the accused has any reasonable opportunity to avoid committing the act without subjecting the accused or another innocent person to the harm threatened, this defense shall not apply.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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