Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 834

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 76 citation events across 41 distinct cases.

76citations total

41distinct interpreting cases

24distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1964–2017year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. International Minerals & Chemical Corp. (1971) scotus 337 own cites 6× in case

#2 Liparota v. United States (1985) scotus 884 own cites 2× in case

#3 United States v. Michael H. Weitzenhoff Thomas W. Mariani (1994) ca9 139 own cites 2× in case

#4 United States v. Kevin J. Sherbondy (1988) ca9 221 own cites 1× in case

#5 Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Schwerman Trucking Company of Virginia, Inc., a Corporation (1976) ca4 40 own cites 2× in case

#6 United States v. Frido Seesing (2001) ca9 126 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States v. Allied Chemical Corp. (1977) nywd 3 own cites 12× in case

#8 United States v. Steven M. Self (1993) ca10 95 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. James Ralph Sellers (1991) ca5 60 own cites 1× in case

#10 United States v. Robert H. Hopkins (1995) ca2 49 own cites 1× in case

#11 United States v. Alghazouli (2008) ca9 42 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. Joseph D. Obiechie (1994) ca7 37 own cites 1× in case

#13 United States v. Joseph L. Gallo (1976) cadc 32 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States v. Gale E. Dean (1992) ca6 31 own cites 1× in case

#15 United States v. Fritz Erne (1978) ca9 30 own cites 1× in case

#16 United States v. Corbin Farm Service (1978) caed 28 own cites 1× in case

#17 United States v. Donald Lavern Culbert (1977) ca9 27 own cites 1× in case

#18 Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Miller Oil Purchasing Co. (1982) ca5 36 own cites 2× in case

#19 Contract Courier Services, Inc. v. Research And Special Programs Administration (1991) ca7 20 own cites 1× in case

#20 United States v. Michael H. Weitzenhoff and Thomas W. Mariani (1993) ca9 16 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.