26 U.S.C. § 7237
Section 7237 · 7237, 7238. Repealed. Pub. L. 91513, title III, 1101(b)(4)(A), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1292]
Applied in 431 court decisions — leading case Wong Sun v. United States (1963)
Most recently applied in United States v. Kupa (October 2013)
Applied most in the Fifth Circuit Circuit (61 decisions)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 28 U.S.C. § 2255 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 · 1 U.S.C. § 109
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Section 7237, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 860; Jan. 20, 1955, ch. 1, 69 Stat. 3; July 18, 1956, ch. 629, title I, 103, 70 Stat. 568; Nov. 8, 1966, Pub. L. 89–793, title V, § 501, 80 Stat. 1449, set out acts constituting violations relating to narcotic drugs and marihuana. See section 801 et seq. of Title 21, Food and Drugs. Section 7238, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 861, set the penalty for the violation of provisions of this title relating to opium for smoking.