United States v. Gary Span

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• observing that “[t]he tension between Descamps and Thompson . . . is apparent” but also suggesting that “the Supreme Court’s statements in Descamps, while foreboding, will most likely be confined to identification of a violent felony under the categorical approach”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• United States v. Jovon Medley
  Fourth Circuit· 2022-05-11· cited 30×
• United States v. James Hennessee
  Sixth Circuit· 2019-07-30· cited 26×
• United States v. Rico Brown
  Fourth Circuit· 2025-04-29· cited 24×
• In re: Grand Jury 2021 Subpoenas
  Fourth Circuit· 2023-11-22· cited 14×
• United States v. Russell Linney
  Fourth Circuit· 2016-04-26· cited 13×
• United States v. Jovon Medley
  Fourth Circuit· 2020-08-21· cited 10×
• United States v. Rico Brown
  Fourth Circuit· 2023-05-03· cited 9×
• United States v. Brown
  E.D. Virginia· 2018-11-27· cited 1×
• United States v. Rico Brown
  Fourth Circuit· 2023-08-09· cited 1×
• United States v. Rico Brown
  Fourth Circuit· 2024-09-03
• United States v. Rojay Lawson
  Fourth Circuit· 2025-02-07
• United States v. Andre Williamson
  Fourth Circuit· 2026-04-30

Cites

27 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Apprendi v. New Jersey
  Supreme Court· 2000-06-26· cited 28,372×
• United States v. Booker
  Supreme Court· 2004-10-01· cited 23,210×
• Blakely v. Washington
  Supreme Court· 2004-06-24· cited 13,994×
• Almendarez-Torres v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1998-03-24· cited 12,622×
• Anderson v. City of Bessemer City
  Supreme Court· 1985-03-19· cited 11,658×
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co.
  Supreme Court· 1948-03-08· cited 9,383×
• Alleyne v. United States
  Supreme Court· 2013-06-17· cited 5,868×
• Shepard v. United States
  Supreme Court· 2005-03-07· cited 4,574×
• Descamps v. United States
  Supreme Court· 2013-06-20· cited 2,997×
• Concrete Pipe & Products of Cal., Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern Cal.
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-14· cited 1,427×
• Carrie A. McMellon Lori Dawn White Kathy D. Templeton Cheri Call v. United States of America United States Army Corps of Engineers
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-10-14· cited 313×
• United States v. Tony Lee Thompson
  Fourth Circuit· 2005-09-06· cited 293×
• United States v. Grubbs
  Fourth Circuit· 2009-11-06· cited 134×
• United States v. Vincent Jay Letterlough
  Fourth Circuit· 1995-08-28· cited 127×
• United States v. Sherwin Archie
  Fourth Circuit· 2014-11-17· cited 114×
• United States v. Thomas Royal
  Fourth Circuit· 2013-10-01· cited 86×
• United States v. Joseph Randall Hobbs, Jr., United States of America v. Joseph Randall Hobbs, Jr.
  Fourth Circuit· 1998-02-18· cited 84×
• Lula B. MILLER, Appellee, v. MERCY HOSPITAL, INCORPORATED, D/B/A Mercy Hospital, Appellant
  Fourth Circuit· 1983-12-07· cited 79×
• United States v. Alston
  Fourth Circuit· 2010-07-02· cited 78×
• United States v. Fuller
  Fifth Circuit· 2006-06-16· cited 63×