United States v. Arnold’s Empirical Analysis
388 F.3d 237 · 2004
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on New York v. Belton · Michigan v. Long · Thornton v. United States · United States v. Pino · United States of America v. Noe Mancillas
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[Officer Ford] noticed that Arnold appeared very nervous and was sweating 'a little bit.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“may have permitted [the motorist] to gather items from the car before leaving the scene even if the officer would not have permitted him to drive the vehicle.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“wormed his way between the passenger and the driver's seats into the back seat”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Johnson
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.