United States v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis
704 F.2d 315 · 1983
Citation profile
45 federal appellate · 17 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 76 later decisions — most recently July 2023 · most notably Ang v. Procter & Gamble Co. (1991), United States v. Helton (1991)
45 federal appellate · 17 state decisions — followed in 12 states
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 844 (§ 404 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Glasser v. United States · United States v. Wade · Schmerber v. State of California · Gilbert v. California · Hoffa v. United States
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 76 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“that the distinctive resonance, speech and voice idiosyncrasies of an individual are identifiable physical characteristics, the compelled demonstration of which infringes no interest protected by the privilege against compulsory self-inerimination,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. People v. Ortega · State v. Edwards“described [the offender's] voice on the telephone as a 'distinctive ... gravelly-type voice' with a Southern drawl,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Rule 803. Hearsay Exceptions; Availability of Declarant Immaterial The following are not excluded by the hearsay rule, even though the declarant is available as a witness: ****** (3) Then existing mental, emotional, or physical condition. A statement of the declarant’s then existing state of mind, emotion, sensation, or physical condition (such as intent, plan, motive, design, mental feeling, pain, and bodily health), but not including a statement of memory or belief to prove the fact remembered or believed unless it relates to the execution, revocation, identification, or terms of declarant’s will.”
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.