United States v. Burke’s Empirical Analysis
345 F.3d 416 · 2003
Citation profile
64
cited by 64 later decisions
1
cited 1 times by the Supreme Court
2
states following
October 2016
most recently cited
34 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Appellate journey
Relationships
Relies on Faretta v. California · Bailey v. United States · California v. Green · Malloy v. Hogan · Snyder v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Most-quoted passages
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“during the course of the investigation, prosecution, or sentencing of the instant offense of conviction.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“[nevertheless, the guns and the VIN paraphernalia were found in close prox imity, the illegal operation could have been protected by guns (e.g., to fend off disgruntled car buyers, to deter thieves, and to defend the operation from the police), and overall there was sufficient evidence for the district court reasonably to conclude that the guns and the operation were connected.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“action was intended to impede the same government investigation that eventually resulted in [the defendant's] conviction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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