United States v. Samuel James Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
2013
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Minnesota District Court)
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924
Relies on James v. United States · Sykes v. United States · Sykes v. United States · United States v. Boaz · United States v. Hudson
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person of another.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“disclosed to undercover FBI agents that he manufactured napalm, silencers, and other explosives for”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“otherwise involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another.”
2 later decisions 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.