21 U.S.C. § 843 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 21 U.S.C. § 843

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 4,119 citation events across 2,583 distinct cases.
4,119citations total
2,583distinct interpreting cases
107distinct courts
240citations in last 5y
1971–2025year range
Top 20 leading cases
#1 United States v. Zulquarnan Khan (1993) ca9 143 own cites 9× in case
#2 United States v. Richard Scott McLernon Kido Yaqui, Sherri Louise Farrell, Miguel Angel Carranza, and Marco Antonio Valdez-Cota (1984) ca6 193 own cites 8× in case
#3 United States v. Fabio Rodriguez Cortes, United States v. Eduardo Ocampo-Hoyos, United States v. Rafael Perez Martinez (1991) ca1 103 own cites 10× in case
#4 United States v. Cosme Ordaz (2005) ca3 120 own cites 9× in case
#5 United States v. Gregory Wells, M.D. (98-6010) Ronald Lee Dillion (98-6011) (2000) ca6 140 own cites 8× in case
#6 United States v. Julio Zavala (1988) ca9 57 own cites 11× in case
#7 Roberts v. United States (1980) scotus 732 own cites 4× in case
#8 United States v. Wallace (2010) ca6 205 own cites 6× in case
#9 United States v. Charles Daniel Binkley (1990) ca7 33 own cites 12× in case
#10 Neder v. United States (1999) scotus 5,055 own cites 2× in case
#11 United States v. Rayful Edmond, III (1995) cadc 128 own cites 6× in case
#12 United States v. Briscoe (1990) ca7 289 own cites 12× in case
#13 United States v. Elmer Keck, Larry Hill, Diane Hise, Diana Elliott, Terry Beasley, and Debbie Hill (1985) ca7 77 own cites 7× in case
#14 United States v. Robert S. Adler (1989) ca9 77 own cites 7× in case
#15 United States v. Limberopoulos (1994) ca1 31 own cites 11× in case
#16 United States v. Lavell Ray Hegwood Fred Wilson, Jr. (1992) ca9 108 own cites 6× in case
#17 United States v. Leonard P. Riffe (1994) ca6 56 own cites 8× in case
#18 United States v. Gabriel Alvarez, Gustavo Holguin, Leovigilda Rivera, Humberto Olivares Castrellon and Oneyda Zambrana (1989) ca7 103 own cites 6× in case
#19 United States v. Billie Jo Dotson (1989) ca6 34 own cites 10× in case
#20 United States v. Bruce Lusk Bass, III (1974) ca5 94 own cites 6× 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.