United States v. Beverley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Whoever assaults any person having lawful charge, control, or custody of any mail matter or of any money or other property of the United States, with intent to rob, steal, or purloin such mail matter, money or other property of the United States, or robs any such person of mail matter, or of any money, or other property of the United States, shall, for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than ten years; and if in effecting or attempting to effect such robbery he wounds the person having custody of such mail, money, or other property of the United States, or puts his life in jeopardy by the Use of a dangerous weapon, or for a subsequent offense, shall be imprisoned twenty-five years.” (Emphasis added.) 18 U.S.C. § 2114 (1970).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Thomas

2. ““[a] dangerous weapon or device” includes anything capable of being readily operated, manipulated, wielded, or otherwise used by one or more persons to inflict severe bodily harm or injury upon another personf,]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Hudson