Palma v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
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Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 925 · 26 U.S.C. § 7206
Relies on Rice v. United States · United States v. McGill · Owen v. Magaw · Burtch v. United States Department of the Treasury
Most-quoted passages
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“the government's failure to provide funds to investigate and process applications for relief as provided in the statute constitutes a miscarriage of justice, where, . . . [Palma] meets the statutory requirements for such relief and there is no way for him to obtain the relief authorized by the statute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[Palma] testified as to one incident in which an appraiser's camera was stolen out of his car, and while the appraiser was successfully chasing down the camera thief, someone else stole the car radio.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Mr. Palma testified that he would only use a gun in self-defense in a situation where his life was threatened, and not in a situation merely where property was being stolen.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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