United States v. Bennett’s Empirical Analysis
905 F.2d 931 · 1990
Citation profile
71 federal appellate · 2 district · 17 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 181 later decisions — most recently December 2025 · most notably United States v. Bonds (1993), United States v. Ferguson (1993)
71 federal appellate · 2 district · 17 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on Franks v. Delaware · Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Ass'n · United States v. Henson · United States v. Barone
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 181 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“reasonable grounds for belief, supported by less than prima facie proof but more than mere suspicion.”
20 later decisions quote this exact passage“A defendant who challenges the veracity of statements made in an affidavit that formed the basis for a warrant has a heavy burden. His allegations must be more than conclusory. He must point to specific false statements that he claims were made intentionally or with reckless disregard for the truth. He must accompany his allegations with an offer of proof. Moreover, he also should provide supporting affidavits or explain their absence. If he meets these requirements, then the question becomes whether, absent the challenged statements, there remains sufficient content in the affidavit to support a finding of probable cause.”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage“reserving the right to appeal the denial of the motion to suppress.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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.