Statute treatment: 10 U.S.C. § 831

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 951 citation events across 690 distinct cases.

951citations total

690distinct interpreting cases

40distinct courts

98citations in last 5y

1957–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Davis v. United States (1994) scotus 2,741 own cites 4× in case

#2 United States v. Dowell (1980) cma 24 own cites 24× in case

#3 Miranda v. Arizona (1966) scotus 57,598 own cites 2× in case

#4 Culombe v. Connecticut (1961) scotus 1,659 own cites 2× in case

#5 William L. Calley, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Howard H. Callaway, Etc., Etc., Cross-Appellees (1975) ca5 183 own cites 4× in case

#6 United States v. Davenport (1980) cma 330 own cites 3× in case

#7 LRM v. Kastenberg (2013) armfor 91 own cites 4× in case

#8 United States v. Lee (1988) cma 38 own cites 6× in case

#9 State v. Morley (1998) wash 165 own cites 3× in case

#10 United States v. Gardinier (2007) armfor 46 own cites 4× in case

#11 United States v. Olson (2015) armfor 45 own cites 4× in case

#12 United States v. Finch (2006) armfor 42 own cites 4× in case

#13 Commonwealth v. McGrath (1984) pa 11 own cites 9× in case

#14 United States v. Akbar (2015) armfor 173 own cites 2× in case

#15 United States v. Leiffer (1982) cma 24 own cites 5× in case

#16 United States v. Seay (1975) cma 54 own cites 3× in case

#17 United States v. Hutchins (2013) armfor 31 own cites 4× in case

#18 United States v. Mizgala (2005) armfor 129 own cites 2× in case

#19 United States v. Bresnahan (2005) armfor 52 own cites 3× in case

#20 United States v. Traum (2004) armfor 29 own cites 4× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.