United States v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
899 F.2d 116 · 1990
Citation profile
8 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · Alexander v. United States · McKesson Corp. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco · In re Disbarment of Sacco · Arizona v. Hicks
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“federal law forbids possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, [FID] card or no card,”
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.