Statute treatment: Fla. Stat. § 777.04

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 59 citation events across 47 distinct cases.

59citations total

47distinct interpreting cases

14distinct courts

16citations in last 5y

1975–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. William Davis (2012) ca4 66 own cites 2× in case

#2 United States v. Trent (2014) ca10 62 own cites 2× in case

#3 Bryan Turner v. Mike Williams (2023) ca11 53 own cites 2× in case

#4 United States v. Earl Robert Wade (2006) ca11 226 own cites 1× in case

#5 United States v. Hansen (2023) scotus 187 own cites 1× in case

#6 United States v. Lockley (2011) ca11 164 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States v. Keenan Joyner (2018) ca11 31 own cites 2× in case

#8 United States v. Adan Garcia-Figueroa (2014) ca5 28 own cites 2× in case

#9 United States v. Victor Hernandez-Montes (2016) ca5 21 own cites 2× in case

#10 Hutchinson v. State (1975) fladistctapp 58 own cites 1× in case

#11 United States v. Alejandro Aguilar-Ortiz (2006) ca11 40 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. Gomez-Hernandez (2012) ca9 34 own cites 1× in case

#13 United States v. Taylor (2008) ca9 33 own cites 1× in case

#14 Jose Emilio Ulloa Francisco v. U.S. Attorney General (2018) ca11 10 own cites 2× in case

#15 United States v. Lynch (2008) ca2 28 own cites 1× in case

#16 United States v. Martinez (2010) ca10 23 own cites 1× in case

#17 United States v. Hansen (2023) scotus 132 own cites 1× in case

#18 United States v. Fell (2007) ca10 17 own cites 1× in case

#19 United States v. Jimmy Lightsey (2024) ca11 4 own cites 2× in case

#20 In re Brican America LLC Equipment Lease Litigation (2013) flsd 4 own cites 2× 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.