Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 3585

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 3,927 citation events across 1,824 distinct cases.

3,927citations total

1,824distinct interpreting cases

125distinct courts

1,215citations in last 5y

1986–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Reno v. Koray (1995) scotus 686 own cites 24× in case

#2 Lopez v. Terrell (2011) ca2 25 own cites 48× in case

#3 John F. Dawson v. Roger Scott, Warden (1995) ca11 96 own cites 18× in case

#4 United States v. Wilson (1992) scotus 1,374 own cites 7× in case

#5 Robert Scott Moreland, A/K/A Robert S. Moreland, A/K/A \Bobby\" v. United States" (1992) ca8 50 own cites 16× in case

#6 United States v. Raymond Woods (1989) ca10 107 own cites 11× in case

#7 Sell v. United States (2003) scotus 1,018 own cites 4× in case

#8 Smith, D. v. PA Board of Probation & Parole, Aplt. (2017) pa 62 own cites 11× in case

#9 Aubry Johnson v. A. Gill (2018) ca9 40 own cites 12× in case

#10 United States v. David Earl Crozier (99-6561) Charles W. Burton (99-6567), United States of America v. Charles W. Burton (2001) ca6 181 own cites 6× in case

#11 United States v. Jackie Lynn Westmoreland (1992) ca6 44 own cites 10× in case

#12 Carlton Alexander v. Bureau of Prisons (2011) ca6 372 own cites 4× in case

#13 Al-Marri v. Davis (2013) ca10 28 own cites 12× in case

#14 United States v. Don Dowling (1992) ca5 46 own cites 9× in case

#15 United States v. Omar Jahal Daggao, A.K.A. Omar Jahal Ali-Daggao (1994) ca9 20 own cites 14× in case

#16 United States v. Mead Corp. (2001) scotus 3,083 own cites 2× in case

#17 Bowman v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole (2007) pacommwct 13 own cites 18× in case

#18 Robert Scott Moreland, A/K/A Robert S. Moreland, A/K/A \Bobby\" v. United States" (1991) ca8 14 own cites 16× in case

#19 Angel Cintron Rodriguez v. J.D. Lamer (1995) ca11 80 own cites 6× in case

#20 Rogers v. United States (1999) ca1 119 own cites 5× 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.