Statute treatment: 21 U.S.C. § 880

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 125 citation events across 43 distinct cases.

125citations total

43distinct interpreting cases

29distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1972–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Darrell Daniel Goldfine, United States of America v. Solomon Walter Goldfine (1976) ca9 74 own cites 10× in case

#2 United States v. Thomas M. Acklen (1982) ca6 47 own cites 10× in case

#3 Commonwealth v. Lipomi (1982) mass 28 own cites 12× in case

#4 State v. Russo (2002) conn 39 own cites 8× in case

#5 United States v. Montrom (1972) paed 24 own cites 6× in case

#6 State v. Welch (1992) vt 39 own cites 4× in case

#7 United States v. Michael Nechy (1987) ca7 46 own cites 3× in case

#8 Commonwealth v. Accaputo (1980) mass 74 own cites 2× in case

#9 United States v. Malcolm Edward Bridwell, United States of America v. Gregory G. Schwab, United States of America v. Susan Anita Boyd (1978) ca10 73 own cites 2× in case

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

#11 United States v. Herbert W. Voorhies, M.D. (1981) ca6 13 own cites 4× in case

#12 United States v. Enserro (1975) nywd 8 own cites 4× in case

#13 United States v. Thomas R. Prendergast (1978) ca3 20 own cites 2× in case

#14 Pellegrino v. U.S. Transp. SEC. Admin. (2018) ca3 14 own cites 2× in case

#15 United States v. Pugh (1976) miwd 4 own cites 5× in case

#16 Brennan v. Buckeye Industries, Inc. (1974) gasd 35 own cites 1× in case

#17 United States v. Jack Osborn Watson, Jeffrey Craig Evenson, and Dale Stanley Browning (1982) ca9 32 own cites 1× in case

#18 United States v. David Leon Ruyle and Medilab Company (1975) ca6 31 own cites 1× in case

#19 Commonwealth v. Frodyma (1982) mass 22 own cites 1× in case

#20 United States v. Funaro (2003) ctd 5 own cites 3× 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.