United States v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis
791 F.2d 133 · 1986
Citation profile
25 federal appellate · 2 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 29 later decisions — most recently June 2009 · most notably United States v. Monroe (1991), United States v. Cardall (1989)
25 federal appellate · 2 district ·
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 18 U.S.C. § 1343 · 18 U.S.C. § 2311 (Anti Car Theft Act of 1992) · 18 U.S.C. § 2314
Relies on Illinois v. Gates · United States v. Leon · Mueller v. Allen · United States v. Sheridan · McElroy 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Instruction number 41. Interstate transportation of money taken by fraud. The indictment charges certain defendants with violating 2314, of Title 18 of the United States code. Those are the defendants in the counts I’ve read. That section, in pertinent part, provides: Whoever transports in interstate or foreign commerce, any goods, wares, merchandise, securities or money of the value of $5,000 or more, knowing the same to have been stolen, converted or taken by fraud, shall commit a crime. 42. ... Definition of transportation of money taken by fraud. The phrase transports in interstate commerce, means transporting money from one state to another. As to the $5,000 or more that must be involved, the essence of the crime is the movement in interstate commerce of money taken by fraud. That the money changed form to a check or other similar type of instrument for convenience in transferring it, is insignificant. What is significant is that when the transaction is completed, $5,000 or more of money taken by fraud, exists or may be obtained at the final destination. The phrase, taken by fraud, refers to money taken from its owner through misrepresentations or deceit, with the intent to deprive the owner of the use of the benefits of ownership. 43. ... Elements of transportation of money taken by fraud. In order to meet its burden, the government must establish beyond a reasonable doubt each one of the following four elements of the crime of transportation of money taken by fraud in ”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the manner in which funds were moved does not affect the ability to obtain tangible paper, dollars or a bank check from the receiving account.... Indeed, we suspect that actual dollars rarely move between banks, particularly in international transactions.... The primary element of this offense, transportation, “does not require proof that any specific means of transporting were used.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“§ 2314 contains five subsections, each of which constitutes a separate offense.”
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.