United States v. Polanco’s Empirical Analysis
634 F.3d 39 · 2011
Citation profile
22 federal appellate · 9 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on United States v. Ross · New York v. Belton · Arizona v. Gant · Thornton v. United States · United States v. Peoni
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 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“clarified that an automobile search may fall within the search-incident-to-arrest doctrine only in two very specific situations: 'when the arrestee is unsecured and within reaching distance of the passenger compartment at the time of the search' (the officer-safety justification), or 'when it is”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“in the light most favorable to the prosecution”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“'[i]f there is probable cause to believe a vehicle contains evidence of criminal activity,' agents can search without a warrant 'any area of the vehicle in which evidence may be found.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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.