Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 9240

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 8 citation events across 8 distinct cases.

8citations total

8distinct interpreting cases

7distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

2004–2023year range

Top 7 leading cases

#1 United States v. Pepin (2008) ca2 42 own cites 1× in case

#2 United States v. Terance Johnson (2005) ca6 41 own cites 1× in case

#3 United States v. Ortiz-Garcia (2011) ca1 32 own cites 1× in case

#4 United States v. Cruz-Rivera (2004) ca1 31 own cites 1× in case

#5 United States v. Umana (2010) ncwd 7 own cites 1× in case

#6 United States v. Johnson (2010) laed 6 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States v. Taylor (2004) innd 5 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.