Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 4207

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 376 citation events across 244 distinct cases.

376citations total

244distinct interpreting cases

48distinct courts

9citations in last 5y

1950–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Hyser v. Reed (1963) cadc 216 own cites 11× in case

#2 Robert E. Jones v. Hugh F. Rivers, Donald Clemmer (1964) ca4 57 own cites 16× in case

#3 Moody v. Daggett (1976) scotus 1,376 own cites 2× in case

#4 Ramesh Solomon v. Robert I. Elsea, Warden (1982) ca7 159 own cites 3× in case

#5 Gary Robert Williams v. United States Parole Commission (1983) ca9 16 own cites 8× in case

#6 Conklin Wallace v. Robert Christensen (1986) ca9 181 own cites 2× in case

#7 United States of America Ex Rel. Herbert Sperling, Relator-Appellant v. Walter v. Fitzpatrick, Warden, West Street House of Detention (1970) ca2 145 own cites 2× in case

#8 Joseph Alan Lykins v. United States Department of Justice and Attorney General of the United States (1984) cadc 108 own cites 2× in case

#9 Michael Alan Crooker v. United States Parole Commission (1984) ca1 38 own cites 3× in case

#10 Hackett v. United States Parole Commission (1987) ca6 76 own cites 2× in case

#11 Don B. Cook v. United States Attorney General (1974) ca5 69 own cites 2× in case

#12 Birchel L. Carson v. U. S. Department of Justice (1980) cadc 63 own cites 2× in case

#13 Ray Earnest v. J. T. Willingham, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas (1969) ca10 62 own cites 2× in case

#14 Willis E. Campbell v. United States Parole Commission and Joseph S. Petrovsky. Appeal of United States Parole Commission (1983) ca3 52 own cites 2× in case

#15 United States Ex Rel. John Buono v. Frank F. Kenton, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut (1961) ca2 52 own cites 2× in case

#16 Arnold I. Kramer v. O.C. Jenkins, Warden, and United States Parole Commission, Respondents (1986) ca7 50 own cites 2× in case

#17 Erasmo Gambino v. E.W. Morris (Warden-Fci Fairton) United States Parole Commissioner (1998) ca3 251 own cites 1× in case

#18 In Re Tucker (1971) cal 46 own cites 2× in case

#19 United States v. William Bokun (1995) ca2 218 own cites 1× in case

#20 Bill D. Maddox v. United States Parole Commission (1987) ca5 43 own cites 2× 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.