United States v. Walker’s Empirical Analysis
393 F.3d 819 · 2005
Citation profile
27 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 16 · 18 U.S.C. § 924
Relies on Taylor v. United States · Stinson v. United States · Leocal v. Ashcroft · Colautti v. Franklin · Crane v. Commissioner
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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(B) the term “violent felony” means 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 .... (Emphasis added.)”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]here is no reason to believe that Congress meant to enhance sentences based on, say, proof of drunken driving convictions. Rather, we must read the definition in light of the term to be defined, 'violent felony,' which calls to mind a tradition of crimes that involve the possibility of more closely related, active violence.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“as required by § 4B1.2(a)(2) of the guidelines. See id. at 824. In reaching that conclusion, the court employed the statutory interpretation canons of noscitur a sociis and ejusdem generis, which”
3 later decisions 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.