United States v. Scanlan’s Empirical Analysis
667 F.3d 896 · 2012
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
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Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924
Relies on Anders v. California · Taylor v. United States · Begay v. United States · James v. United States · 50 Cal. 4th 99 - People v. Letner and Tobin
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]he main risk of burglary arises not from the simple physical act of wrongfully entering onto another's property, but rather from the possibility of a face-to-face confrontation between the burglar and a third party.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Sessions v. Dimaya
How this case has been treated — in progress
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