Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 1011

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 9 citation events across 6 distinct cases.

9citations total

6distinct interpreting cases

5distinct courts

3citations in last 5y

1980–2023year range

Top 4 leading cases

#1 United States v. Wells (1997) scotus 558 own cites 2× in case

#2 United States v. Alvarez (2010) ca9 38 own cites 2× in case

#3 United States v. Michael E. Gaudin (1994) ca9 160 own cites 1× in case

#4 United States v. Pavlick (1980) pamd 10 own cites 1× 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.