United States v. Ford’s Empirical Analysis
821 F.3d 63 · 2016
Citation profile
12 federal appellate · 1 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 856 (§ 416 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Neder v. United States · Morissette v. United States · Dennis v. United States · United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · Cheek 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A jury instruction error is not harmless if 'the record contains evidence that could rationally lead to a contrary finding' in the absence of the error.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“A felon-in-possession conviction requires proof that the defendant had a prior felony conviction for an offense punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year and had knowing possession of a firearm in or affecting interstate commerce.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“to establish criminal liability . . . for aiding and abetting criminal behavior, . . . the government need prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the putative aider and abettor knew the facts that make the principal's conduct criminal.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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.