Statutory construction of criminal laws, bank robbery: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Statutory construction of criminal laws, bank robbery,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

9decisions

56%favorable to the petitioner

44%unanimous

0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1950s2

1970s2

1980s1

1990s1

2000s1

2010s2

Most majority opinions

William J. Brennan Jr.1

Legal provisions most often involved

18 U.S.C. § 21136

18 U.S.C. 21131

Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 3 (bill of attainder or ex post facto law)1

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)1

All 9 decisions, newest first

Whitfield v. United States
574 U.S. 265Decided January 13, 20159–0Antonin Scalia
Marvin Peugh v. United States
569 U.S. 530Decided June 10, 20135–4Sonia Sotomayor
Edmund Boyle v. United States
556 U.S. 938Decided June 8, 20097–2Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Floyd J. Carter v. United States
530 U.S. 255Decided June 12, 20005–4Clarence Thomas
McLaughlin v. United States
476 U.S. 16Decided April 29, 19869–0John Paul Stevens
Simpson v. United States
435 U.S. 6Decided February 28, 19788–1William J. Brennan Jr.
United States v. Gaddis
424 U.S. 544Decided March 3, 19768–0Potter Stewart
Heflin v. United States
358 U.S. 415Decided February 24, 19599–0William O. Douglas
Prince v. United States
352 U.S. 322Decided February 25, 19577–1Earl Warren

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error