18 U.S.C. § 859 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 859

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 3 citation events across 2 distinct cases.
3citations total
2distinct interpreting cases
2distinct courts
1citations in last 5y
1994–2022year range
Top 1 leading cases
#1 United States v. James Brown, A/K/A Steven Brown (1994) cadc 61 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.