Statute treatment: 21 U.S.C. § 879

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 159 citation events across 55 distinct cases.

159citations total

55distinct interpreting cases

30distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1971–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Lonnie Gooding, United States of America v. Leon F. Barnett (1973) cadc 11 own cites 22× in case

#2 United States v. Thomas (1972) dc 16 own cites 15× in case

#3 United States v. Titus Thomas, AKA Tee (1974) ca5 113 own cites 5× in case

#4 United States v. Tucker (2002) ca10 21 own cites 11× in case

#5 Antoine Jones v. Steve Kirchner (2016) cadc 85 own cites 4× in case

#6 United States v. Burch, Larry D. (1998) cadc 77 own cites 4× in case

#7 United States v. Richard J. Rizzi (2006) ca4 11 own cites 11× in case

#8 United States v. Patrick Harm Keene (1990) ca8 61 own cites 2× in case

#9 United States v. Lawson (1980) mdd 56 own cites 2× in case

#10 State v. Welch (1992) vt 39 own cites 2× in case

#11 Roth v. State (2007) nd 36 own cites 2× in case

#12 United States v. Edward Mapp, A/K/A Sonny Woods (1973) ca2 157 own cites 1× in case

#13 Seth Mason and Carl Peterson v. United States (1983) ca10 33 own cites 2× in case

#14 State v. Jordan (2007) minn 33 own cites 2× in case

#15 United States v. Gooding (1971) dcd 11 own cites 4× in case

#16 United States v. Phillip Moore (1992) ca8 109 own cites 1× in case

#17 United States v. Clifton Gene Gibbons (1979) ca10 102 own cites 1× in case

#18 United States v. Green (1971) dcd 9 own cites 4× in case

#19 United States v. Porco (1994) wyd 18 own cites 2× in case

#20 Parsley v. Superior Court (1973) cal 59 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.