United States v. Martinez’s Empirical Analysis
937 F.2d 299 · 1991
Citation profile
44 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 21 U.S.C. § 846 (§ 406 of the Controlled Substances Act)
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. United States · Gregory Lumber Co. v. United States · O’Callahan v. Parker, Warden · Morrison v. Olson
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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the government must show that the defendant had the ability to exercise control over the contraband, that is, the power to possess the contraband.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“In order to demonstrate possession of cocaine, it is sufficient that the government show a level of control that meets the standard of 'constructive possession'.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The question of whether Martinez could be found at certain places at given times is unlikely to have been known only to Martinez”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Freeman v. Lane
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.