Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C. § 2255

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 118,612 citation events across 57,019 distinct cases.

118,612citations total

57,019distinct interpreting cases

213distinct courts

34,250citations in last 5y

1950–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Dan Carmichael McCarthan v. Director of Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc. (2017) ca11 325 own cites 108× in case

#2 Ezell Gilbert v. United States (2011) ca11 266 own cites 52× in case

#3 United States v. Christopher Simmonds (1997) ca10 394 own cites 29× in case

#4 Solomon v. United States (2006) ca6 179 own cites 38× in case

#5 Alaimalo v. United States (2011) ca9 156 own cites 38× in case

#6 Dudley Bryant, Jr. v. Warden, FCC Coleman - Medium (2013) ca11 140 own cites 32× in case

#7 Albert Williams v. Warden, Federal Bureau of Prison (2013) ca11 138 own cites 32× in case

#8 United States v. Thilo Brown (2017) ca4 88 own cites 35× in case

#9 Jose Evaristo Reyes-Requena v. United States (2001) ca5 945 own cites 15× in case

#10 Prost v. Anderson (2011) ca10 274 own cites 22× in case

#11 United States v. Frady (1982) scotus 5,729 own cites 9× in case

#12 Kevin Spencer v. United States (2014) ca11 190 own cites 24× in case

#13 MacHibroda v. United States (1962) scotus 1,605 own cites 12× in case

#14 Raymond Outler v. United States (2007) ca11 107 own cites 29× in case

#15 Jamal Abu Samak v. Warden, FCC Coleman - Medium (2014) ca11 50 own cites 41× in case

#16 United States v. Morgan (1954) scotus 1,420 own cites 12× in case

#17 Davis v. United States (1974) scotus 1,728 own cites 11× in case

#18 Dodd v. United States (2005) scotus 574 own cites 15× in case

#19 Hill v. United States (1962) scotus 2,396 own cites 10× in case

#20 Bousley v. United States (1998) scotus 5,217 own cites 8× 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.