United States v. Benjamin’s Empirical Analysis
711 F.3d 371 · 2013
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3231 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on United States v. Olano · Ball v. United States · United States v. Blackston · United States of America v. Alex Vazquez · United States of America v. Jamaal Adeem Atif Singletary
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“we must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the government and affirm the judgment if there is substantial evidence from which any rational trier of fact could find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“relinquishment of both actual and constructive possession of the gun before it is reacquired.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the power and the intention at a given time to exercise dominion or control over a thing.”
2 later decisions 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.