Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 3240

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 20 citation events across 7 distinct cases.

20citations total

7distinct interpreting cases

7distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1964–1992year range

Top 7 leading cases

#1 Robert Gordon Hayes v. United States (1969) ca5 35 own cites 6× in case

#2 United States v. Gruberg (1979) nysd 19 own cites 4× in case

#3 United States v. William Jay Louwsma (1992) ca11 8 own cites 6× in case

#4 Joseph Zicarelli v. Christopher Dietz, Chairman, New Jersey Parole Board and Sally G. Carroll, Associate Member, New Jersey Parole Board (1981) ca3 40 own cites 1× in case

#5 United States v. Joe Lewis and Tommy Allen Combs (1974) ca6 39 own cites 1× in case

#6 Carl Calvin Westover v. United States (1968) ca9 38 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States v. Rosenberg (1964) flsd 12 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.