United States v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
885 F.3d 1313 · 2018
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on Terry v. Ohio · United States v. Cortez · Adams v. Williams · United States v. Sokolow · Dunaway v. New York
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a]n officer's seizure of ammunition following a lawful frisk when investigating a possible violent crime, particularly when confronted with an unsecure scene, is sufficiently connected to officer safety not to run afoul of the Fourth Amendment.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the presence of a single round of ammunition-without facts supporting the presence, or reasonable expectation of the presence, of a firearm-was insufficient to justify the seizure of the bullet and the holster.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[c]onsidering the totality of the facts, ... Officer Williams reasonably believed that his safety, or the safety of his fellow officers, was at risk.”
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.