Statute treatment: 99-217 Pub.L. § 4

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 181 citation events across 151 distinct cases.

181citations total

151distinct interpreting cases

34distinct courts

4citations in last 5y

1986–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Erasmo Gambino v. E.W. Morris (Warden-Fci Fairton) United States Parole Commissioner (1998) ca3 251 own cites 2× in case

#2 United States v. John Doe (1991) ca7 40 own cites 4× in case

#3 United States v. Leona M. Helmsley, Joseph v. Licari and Frank J. Turco, Leona M. Helmsley (1991) ca2 169 own cites 2× in case

#4 United States v. Laszlo Pomazi (1988) ca9 93 own cites 2× in case

#5 United States Parole Commission v. Noble (1997) dc 91 own cites 2× in case

#6 United States v. Javier Robles-Pantoja (1989) ca5 88 own cites 2× in case

#7 Gozlon-Peretz v. United States (1991) scotus 548 own cites 1× in case

#8 Steven Gregory Billis v. United States (1996) ca8 29 own cites 3× in case

#9 United States v. Sylvester Dwayne Byrd (1988) ca5 60 own cites 2× in case

#10 United States v. Patrick Henry Earley (1987) ca10 58 own cites 2× in case

#11 Ramee Jamal Shah, Aka: Eddie Harris, Jr. v. United States (1989) ca9 269 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. Edwin A. Towne, Jr. (1989) ca2 236 own cites 1× in case

#13 United States v. Edison Jordan (1990) ca11 233 own cites 1× in case

#14 Christopher Furnari v. Warden, Allenwood Federal Correctional Institution United States Parole Commission M.D. Of Pa United States Attorney (2000) ca3 42 own cites 2× in case

#15 United States v. Donald Reyes, Robert Jubic (2002) ca2 187 own cites 1× in case

#16 Robert Salley v. United States (1986) ca2 39 own cites 2× in case

#17 United States v. James Camarata (1987) ca3 31 own cites 2× in case

#18 The United States v. James Beros, Titus McCue A/K/A Tim McCune Appeal of James M. Beros (1987) ca3 132 own cites 1× in case

#19 United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. John L. Weir, Cross-Appellee (1988) ca9 30 own cites 2× in case

#20 United States v. Gerald John Bermingham (1988) ca2 124 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.