United States v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
685 F.3d 660 · 2012
Citation profile
9 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 34 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 26 U.S.C. § 5861 (§ 201 of the Gun Control Act of 1968)
Relies on Jones v. United States · United States v. Martin · United States v. Tocco · United States v. Gullett · United States v. Prevatte
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A]ge could cut both ways in the sentencing calculus. . . . [P]ersons convicted of a crime late in life may be unlikely to recidivate . . . [b]ut it is also true that 'engaging in criminal activity at such an age provides evidence that [the defendant] may be one of the few oldsters who will continue to engage in criminal activity until [he] drop[s].'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“in general, '[t]he propensity to engage in criminal activity declines with age,' and so persons convicted of a crime late in life may be unlikely to recidivate.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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