Statute treatment: Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-11

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 14 citation events across 13 distinct cases.

14citations total

13distinct interpreting cases

5distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1993–2024year range

Top 5 leading cases

#1 Virginia v. Moore (2008) scotus 779 own cites 1× in case

#2 Thomas v. State (1993) md 35 own cites 1× in case

#3 State v. James Denelsbeck(075170) (2016) nj 13 own cites 1× in case

#4 United States v. Kelvin Smith (2012) ca4 4 own cites 1× in case

#5 Bryan Manning v. Donald Caldwell (2018) ca4 3 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.