United States v. Walker’s Empirical Analysis
931 F.2d 631 · 1991
Citation profile
20 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 371
Relies on Mapp v. Ohio · American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. United States · Tristani v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc. · United States v. United States · United States v. Reid
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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[i]f the offense involved an organized scheme to steal vehicles or vehicle parts....”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Subsection (b)(3), referring to an 'organized scheme to steal vehicles or vehicle parts, or to receive stolen vehicles or vehicle parts,' provides an alternative minimum measure of loss in the case of an ongoing, sophisticated operation such as an auto theft ring or 'chop shop.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[the defendant's] removal of the vehicle identification numbers did not further or conceal the receipt or sale of stolen motor vehicles....”
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.