United States v. Hunter’s Empirical Analysis
558 F.3d 495 · 2009
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 1 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 30 later decisions — most recently April 2025 · most notably United States v. Anderson (2012), United States v. Beasley (2009)
5 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · United States v. Olano · Cuyler v. Sullivan · Johnson v. United States · United States v. Craven
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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Actual possession exists when an individual knowingly has direct physical control over a thing at a given time, and constructive possession exists when a person does not have physical possession but instead knowingly has the power and the intention at a given time to exercise dominion and control over an object, either directly or through others.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“For the foregoing reasons, we REVERSE Hunter’s conviction and sentence for violating 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1), but we AFFIRM Hunter’s other convictions and sentences. Accordingly, we REMAND for such further proceedings consistent with this opinion as are necessary.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.” The plea agreement and judgment stated the crime as”
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.