Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 5012

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 15 citation events across 12 distinct cases.

15citations total

12distinct interpreting cases

6distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1954–1985year range

Top 11 leading cases

#1 Leonard Campbell v. Anderson McGruder Superintendent, Detention Services, (Two Cases) (1978) cadc 128 own cites 1× in case

#2 Earl Robinson v. United States (1973) ca10 24 own cites 2× in case

#3 Timothy J. Adams v. O.J. Keller, Commissioner and the U.S. Parole Commission (1984) ca6 17 own cites 2× in case

#4 Augustus E. Harvin v. United States (1971) cadc 53 own cites 1× in case

#5 Watts v. Hadden (1979) cod 15 own cites 2× in case

#6 Paul J. Hernandez v. United States Attorney General, and United States Bureau of Prisons (1982) ca10 46 own cites 1× in case

#7 White v. Reid (1954) dcd 21 own cites 1× in case

#8 Brown v. Carlson (1977) wiwd 15 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. Alvin Hunt (1981) ca6 11 own cites 1× in case

#10 Martin v. Attorney General of the United States (1985) ca6 4 own cites 1× in case

#11 United States v. Lowery (1971) dcd 4 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.