United States v. Mack’s Empirical Analysis
855 F.3d 581 · 2017
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 16 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924
Relies on Taylor v. United States · Stinson v. United States · Leocal v. Ashcroft · 135 S. Ct. 2551 - Johnson v. United States · Beckles 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“any offense under federal or state law, punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, that— (1) has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against, the person of another, or (2) is burglary of a dwelling, arson, or extortion, involves use of explosives, or otherwise involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the breaking and entering of a dwelling house of another in the nighttime with the intent to commit a felony therein.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“whether a defendant convicted of the state offense necessarily satisfied the elements of the generic 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.