United States v. Hern’s Empirical Analysis
926 F.2d 764 · 1991
Citation profile
28 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 371 · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 923 · 18 U.S.C. § 924
Relies on Taylor v. United States · Nebraska v. Wyoming · Coloma Community School District v. Berry · United States v. Sherbondy · United States v. Lanier
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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'willful' means an intentional violation of a know legal duty”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“[w]e believe the legislative history is consistent with this definition of willful”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“reduced the mens rea requirement for the most serious offenses from 'willfully' to 'knowingly,'”
1 later decision 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.