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999 F.2d 448 · 1993

Citation profile

24
cited by 24 later decisions
2
states following
August 2009
most recently cited

15 federal appellate · 4 district · 2 state decisions

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Applies 26 U.S.C. § 5861 (§ 201 of the Gun Control Act of 1968)

Relies on Wong Sun v. United States · Schneckloth v. Bustamonte · Coolidge v. New Hampshire · Brown v. Illinois · United States v. Matlock

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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

  1. “was more a demand than a question. 19 To find consent, the district court must find from the totality of the circumstances that (1) the consent was voluntary, and (2) the search did not exceed the scope of the consent. United States v. Price, 925 F.2d 1268 , 1270 (10th Cir.1991).”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “By clear and positive testimony, the court must find that the consent was 'unequivocal and specific' and 'freely and intelligently' given, and the government must prove that consent was given without duress or coercion.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  3. “because the proceedings below resulted in a record of amply sufficient detail and depth from which the determination may be made.”
    2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority

How this case has been treated — in progress

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