State v. McDonough’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"The length of the delay is to some extent a triggering mechanism. Until there is some delay which is presumptively prejudicial, there is no necessity for inquiry into the other factors that go into the balance. Nevertheless, because of the imprecision of the right to speedy trial, the length of delay that will provoke such an inquiry is necessarily dependent upon the peculiar circur stances of the case."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Roddy

2. “(1) length of the delay, (2) reason for the delay, (3) assertion of sixth amendment rights, (4) prejudice to the accused.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Delahunt