United States v. Baker’s Empirical Analysis
452 F.2d 21 · 1971
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2313
Relies on Glasser v. United States · Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York · Cotton v. United States · United States v. Graham · United States v. Johnson
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Admittedly, [the dealer] had the vehicle in his possession for three months. Time, however, is not conclusive but rather one of the facts to be considered in determining whether a vehicle is in interstate commerce. We cannot say, as a matter of law, that the vehicle in this case lost its interstate character.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he cases have . . . explicitly avoided passing on the Fourth Amendment status of a vehicle identification number check of a locked vehicle”
1 later decision 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.