United States v. Bourassa’s Empirical Analysis
411 F.2d 69 · 1969
Citation profile
62 federal appellate · 4 district · 20 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 95 later decisions — most recently March 2026 · most notably 204 W. Va. 58 - State v. Rodoussakis (1998), United States v. Wilson (1980)
62 federal appellate · 4 district · 20 state decisions — followed in 14 states
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · Terry v. Ohio · Blockburger v. United States · Ker v. State of California · United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.
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 95 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“committed voluntarily and with the purpose of violating the law, and not by mistake, accident or in good faith.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““In. passing upon the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, the evidence, together with all reasonable inferences that can be drawn therefrom, will be viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution. When it is demonstrated that, viewing the evidence in this context, there was sufficient evidence on each element of the offense from which the jury could find the accused guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, the conviction will be sustained.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“"It is also argued that it was error to permit appellant's former attorney to testify that he notified appellant to be present for his first trial * * *. Relating such notice to the client was counsel's duty as an officer of the court, and was not within the privilege. * * *"”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Ogle
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.