Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 3580

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 197 citation events across 106 distinct cases.

197citations total

106distinct interpreting cases

25distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1983–2016year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Clayton Fountain, Thomas E. Silverstein, and Randy K. Gometz (1985) ca7 184 own cites 8× in case

#2 United States v. Jimmy Dale Gomer (1985) ca7 37 own cites 14× in case

#3 United States v. Joseph Palma (1985) ca3 120 own cites 5× in case

#4 United States v. Wayne Randell Anglian (1986) ca6 35 own cites 8× in case

#5 United States v. Wilbert Brown, Jr. (1984) ca2 129 own cites 4× in case

#6 United States v. James Marshall Shackelford (84-5995), Douglas McArthur Brooks (84-5998) (1985) ca6 79 own cites 4× in case

#7 United States v. Anderson Atkinson (1986) ca2 71 own cites 4× in case

#8 United States v. Frasiel L. Hughey (1989) ca5 19 own cites 7× in case

#9 United States v. Patricia Hand (1988) ca3 46 own cites 4× in case

#10 United States v. Gerry E. Blanchard (1993) ca6 45 own cites 4× in case

#11 United States v. Norman H. Keith (1985) ca9 76 own cites 3× in case

#12 United States v. Donald A. Hairston, Sr. (1989) ca11 63 own cites 3× in case

#13 United States v. Franklin Purther (1987) ca6 54 own cites 3× in case

#14 United States v. Fred Hill (1986) ca10 47 own cites 3× in case

#15 United States v. Robert Mark Fentress (1986) ca4 101 own cites 2× in case

#16 United States v. Clinton Dennis Mahoney (1988) ca7 82 own cites 2× in case

#17 United States v. Monty Phillip McClellan (1989) ca7 64 own cites 2× in case

#18 United States v. Tamara Milligan (92-6654) Benny Milligan (92-6655) James McElveen (92-6666) (1994) ca6 60 own cites 2× in case

#19 United States v. Leland L. Studley (1989) ca7 56 own cites 2× in case

#20 United States v. Ira Silverman (90-3205) Morris G. Woodard (90-5816) and Gary Caton (90-5733/91-6506) (1992) ca6 252 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.