141 N.C. App. 152 - State v. Hammonds’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

58 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 58 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Defendant has failed to present any evidence that the delay was caused by the State's neglect or willfulness, and we see no indication that court resources were either negligently or purposefully underutilized. Indeed, defendant relies solely on the length of delay and ignores the balancing of other factors.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 150 N.C. App. 189 - State v. Spivey · State v. Spivey

2. “`[t]he constitutional guarantee does not outlaw good-faith delays which are reasonably necessary for the State to prepare and present its case.... The proscription is against purposeful or oppressive delays and those which the prosecution could have avoided by reasonable effort.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 192 N.C. App. 277 - State v. Washington · State v. Washington

3. “[T]he 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.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 251 N.C. App. 610 - State v. Evans · 170 N.C. App. 336 - State v. Berryman