United States v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis
581 F.2d 704 · 1978
Citation profile
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2113 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 26 U.S.C. § 5811 (§ 201 of the Gun Control Act of 1968) · 26 U.S.C. § 5821 (§ 201 of the Gun Control Act of 1968) · 26 U.S.C. § 5851 (§ 201 of the Gun Control Act of 1968) · 26 U.S.C. § 5861 (§ 201 of the Gun Control Act of 1968)
Relies on Blockburger v. United States · Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Gore v. United States · Simpson v. United States · Addington v. Texas
Most-quoted passages
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“where the same act or transaction constitutes a violation of two distinct statutory provisions, the test to be applied to determine whether there are two offenses or only one is whether each provision requires proof of a fact which the other does not.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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