Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 479

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 18 citation events across 11 distinct cases.

18citations total

11distinct interpreting cases

7distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1958–2025year range

Top 9 leading cases

#1 United States v. Schlei (1997) ca11 285 own cites 2× in case

#2 United States v. Timothy M. Mucciante (1994) ca2 80 own cites 3× in case

#3 United States v. Warren S. Chang (2000) ca9 60 own cites 3× in case

#4 United States v. Dyer (2009) ca1 26 own cites 2× in case

#5 United States v. John A. Kaye (1958) ca2 16 own cites 2× in case

#6 United States v. Mulder (2001) ca2 133 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States v. Victor Tavarez-Levario (2015) ca5 9 own cites 1× in case

#8 United States v. Alexander Sittenfeld aka P.G. Sittenfeld (2025) ca6 8 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. Wilson (1995) nysd 8 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.