United States v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
895 F.2d 693 · 1990
Citation profile
28 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 545 · 19 U.S.C. § 482 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 952 · 21 U.S.C. § 960 · 49 U.S.C. § 80302
Relies on Terry v. Ohio · Illinois v. Gates · United States v. Cortez · Adams v. Williams · United States v. Sokolow
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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A brief stop of a suspicious individual, in order to determine his identity or to maintain the status quo momentarily while obtaining more information, may be most reasonable in light of the facts known to the officer at the time.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The border agent may question the driver and passengers about their citizenship and immigration status, and ask them to explain suspicious circumstances.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[w]e must consider the evidence addressed at a suppression hearing in the light most favorable to the prevailing party.”
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.