United States v. Douglass’s Empirical Analysis
467 F.3d 621 · 2006
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 921 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on Terry v. Ohio · Ornelas v. United States · Whren v. United States · California v. Hodari D. · Michigan v.
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the fact that the officers used their flashlights is insignificant and certainly is not a reason that would have caused a reasonable person to feel compelled to remain for it was 2:30 a.m. in a dark parking lot.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Shern“[t]he Fourth Amendment is not triggered when law enforcement officers merely approach an individual in a public place and ask a few questions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“when they parked their car in front of his, approach[ed] him on foot from two sides, and shin[ed] their flashlights in his car.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. State v. Shern
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.