Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 4244-4248

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 19 citation events across 13 distinct cases.

19citations total

13distinct interpreting cases

11distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1958–2023year range

Top 13 leading cases

#1 United States v. Jeffrey I. Cohen (1984) cadc 46 own cites 4× in case

#2 United States v. Comstock (2010) scotus 251 own cites 1× in case

#3 Commonwealth v. Bruno (1969) pa 30 own cites 2× in case

#4 Haywood Williams, Jr. v. Elliot L. Richardson, Etc. (1973) ca8 24 own cites 2× in case

#5 United States v. Jackson (1969) cand 17 own cites 2× in case

#6 Winfred Overholser v. Herbert T. O'Beirne (1962) cadc 53 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States v. Vito Debellis (1981) ca1 16 own cites 1× in case

#8 David W. Wion v. United States (1963) ca10 110 own cites 1× in case

#9 Darrell Eugene Royal v. United States (1960) ca10 12 own cites 1× in case

#10 Cook v. Ciccone (1970) mowd 9 own cites 1× in case

#11 United States v. Pardue (1973) ctd 9 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. Christopher Perkins (2023) ca4 6 own cites 1× in case

#13 Coy D. Howard v. United States (1958) ca5 18 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.