United States v. Morrison’s Empirical Analysis
972 F.2d 269 · 1992
Citation profile
16 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2113 · 18 U.S.C. § 844 · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Taylor v. United States · Needler v. Valley National Bank of Arizona · United States v. Becker · United States v. Sherman
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'offense under federal or state law punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year that ... is burglary of a dwelling, arson, or extortion, involves use of explosives, or otherwise involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another.'”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“once a crime has been defined as burglary, it necessarily is a crime of violence [for purposes of section 4B1.1].”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“actually expose a person to serious potential risk of physical injury.”
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.