Statute treatment: W. Va. Code § 61-11-18

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 54 citation events across 35 distinct cases.

54citations total

35distinct interpreting cases

7distinct courts

24citations in last 5y

1980–2025year range

Top 12 leading cases

#1 Rummel v. Estelle (1980) scotus 2,215 own cites 4× in case

#2 State of West Virginia v. Joe Roger Lane (2019) wva 15 own cites 5× in case

#3 State Ex Rel. Keenan v. Hatcher (2001) wva 33 own cites 2× in case

#4 Robert L. Holcomb v. David Ballard (2013) wva 12 own cites 3× in case

#5 State v. Jonas (1990) ariz 61 own cites 1× in case

#6 Gregory Christian v. David Ballard (2015) ca4 45 own cites 1× in case

#7 State of West Virginia v. Gary Richard Baker (2013) wva 5 own cites 1× in case

#8 State of West Virginia v. Keith D. (2015) wva 2 own cites 2× in case

#9 State v. Cottrill (1998) wva 3 own cites 1× in case

#10 State v. Hart (2015) washctapp 15 own cites 1× in case

#11 State v. Williams (1995) njsuperctappdiv 1 own cites 1× in case

#12 cluster 776953 (2002) ca9 1 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.