United States v. Willis’s Empirical Analysis
639 F.2d 1335 · 1981
Citation profile
68 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Newman Oil Co. · United States v. Malatesta · United States v. Thomas A. Warren, John L. Warren, Jr., Des. E. Schick and David Defina · United States v. Williams · United States v. Goodwin
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 71 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(T)he jury may, nevertheless, properly infer that the captain (or master) of a vessel is aware of the nature of his cargo.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The Coast Guard may make inquiries, examinations, inspections, searches, seizures, and arrests upon the high seas and waters over which the United States has jurisdiction, for the prevention, detection, and suppression of violations of laws of the United States. For such purposes, commissioned, warrant, and petty officers may at any time go on board of any vessel subject to the jurisdiction, or to the operation of any law, of the United States, address inquiries to those on board, examine the ship’s documents and papers, and examine, inspect, and search the vessel and use all necessary force to compel compliance ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“defendants could not have any reasonable expectation of privacy protected by the Fourth Amendment in an area where the Coast Guard’s presence is authorized, regardless of the subjective expectations or intent of the boarding party.”
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.