Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 3491

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 15 citation events across 8 distinct cases.

15citations total

8distinct interpreting cases

7distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1971–2002year range

Top 7 leading cases

#1 United States v. David L. Tedder, United States of America v. David Lee Roberts, United States of America v. Ronald Benson Roberts, A/K/A \Bb\"" (1986) ca4 142 own cites 2× in case

#2 United States v. William Howard Garland (1993) ca6 46 own cites 2× in case

#3 United States v. Hay (1974) cod 6 own cites 5× in case

#4 United States v. Sharif Alwan (2002) ca7 15 own cites 2× in case

#5 United States v. John Robert Hay (1976) ca10 36 own cites 1× in case

#6 United States v. Milan Confesor Rodriguez Serrate (1976) ca1 11 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States v. Gorder (1971) mnd 1 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.