United States v. Walker’s Empirical Analysis
734 F.3d 451 · 2013
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 921 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · United States v. Craven · United States v. Prince · United States v. Blue · United States v. Schreane
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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a] weapon is actually possessed if it is within the immediate power or control of the individual. A weapon is constructively possessed if the government can show the defendant knowingly has the power and the intention at a given time to exercise dominion and contrpl over an object, either directly or through others. Possession of either variety may be proven by direct or circumstantial evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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