United States v. Pretel’s Empirical Analysis
939 F.2d 233 · 1991
Citation profile
11 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 46 U.S.C. § 70505
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · Glasser v. United States · Francis v. Franklin · California State Board of Equalization v. Western Marina Corp. · Raphan v. United States
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Consent or waiver of objection by a foreign nation to the enforcement of United States law by the United States under subparagraph (C) ... of this paragraph may be obtained by radio, telephone, or similar oral or electronic means, and may be proved by certification of the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s designee.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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