United States v. Conner’s Empirical Analysis
972 F.2d 1172 · 1992
Citation profile
18 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 924
Relies on United States v. Sullivan · United States v. Feliz-Cordero · United States v. McKinnell · United States v. Wright · United States v. Matthews
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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) is readily accessible, (2) is an integral part of the criminal undertaking, and (3) increases the likelihood of success for that undertaking.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“sufficient for a jury to find that [the defendant] intended the weapon to be readily available for use during the drug transaction.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[w]hoever, during or in relation to any ... drug trafficking crime ... uses or carries a firearm, shall, in addition to the punishment provided for such ... drug trafficking crime, be sentenced to imprisonment for five years....”
1 later decision 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.