18 U.S.C. § 924 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 924

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 78,281 citation events across 34,345 distinct cases.
78,281citations total
34,345distinct interpreting cases
224distinct courts
14,856citations in last 5y
71–2026year range
⚠ Struck down — in at least one decision (126 decisions, 2015–2026)
United States v. Steve Allen Johnson (2018): “…offenses committed on occasions different from one another. 18 U.S.C. § 924 (e)(1). In Johnson, the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutionally vague the ACCA’s residual clause, 18 U.S.C. § 924 (e)(2)(B)(ii), which defined “violent felony” to include a cr…”
United States v. Dupree Turner (2017): “…d="9808711"> 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015), the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutionally vague the identically worded residual clause found in the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924 (e) (2012). However, in Beckles v. United States,”
United States v. Contreras (2017): “…ation" data-id="9808711"> Johnson , the Court struck down the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924 (e). <a href="/opinion/2812210/johnson-v-united-states/#2557" ar”
Donnie Wayne Nipper v. Warden, FCC Coleman - Medium (2017): “…tion" data-id="9808711"> 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015), which struck down the residual clause of the ACCA, 18 U.S.C. § 924 (e)(2)(B)(ii), as unconstitutionally vague. Nipper, <a href="/opinion/8176013/nipper-v-pastr”
Detected from opinion text; may reflect a subsection, an as-applied ruling, or a holding later reversed — read the citing decisions.
Top 20 leading cases
#1 United States v. Joseph Simms (2019) ca4 251 own cites 67× in case
#2 United States v. Vann (2011) ca4 103 own cites 42× in case
#3 Irma Ovalles v. United States (2018) ca11 106 own cites 41× in case
#4 United States v. Richard Langley (1995) ca4 273 own cites 26× in case
#5 United States v. Gregorio Gonzalez-Longoria (2016) ca5 170 own cites 30× in case
#6 United States v. Titties (2017) ca10 123 own cites 32× in case
#7 United States v. Anthony Robinson (2016) ca3 68 own cites 40× in case
#8 In re: Marckson Saint Fleur (2016) ca11 135 own cites 28× in case
#9 United States v. Steven L. Parson (1992) ca3 149 own cites 26× in case
#10 United States v. Steven Douglas Dare (2005) ca9 156 own cites 24× in case
#11 United States v. Jennings (2008) ca9 53 own cites 37× in case
#12 United States v. Palma-Ruedas (1997) ca3 56 own cites 36× in case
#13 United States v. Rentz (2015) ca10 50 own cites 38× in case
#14 Dudley Bryant, Jr. v. Warden, FCC Coleman - Medium (2013) ca11 140 own cites 22× in case
#15 In Re: Jeffrey Smith (2016) ca11 58 own cites 32× in case
#16 Moncrieffe v. Holder (2013) scotus 1,243 own cites 10× in case
#17 United States v. Bryan Burwell (2012) cadc 60 own cites 30× in case
#18 United States v. Joseph Gironda, John Heckens, John Speiss, and John Balzano (1985) ca7 114 own cites 22× in case
#19 United States v. Ramone Anderson (2012) ca6 90 own cites 24× in case
#20 United States v. David Devon Davis (2002) ca6 233 own cites 16× 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.