186 Or. App. 569 - State v. Hug’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “"When assessing a request for continuance to obtain new counsel, a trial court must balance a defendant's right to choice of counsel against the need of the public and of all defendants for expedition in the court system. State v. Pflieger, 15 Or.App. 383, 387 , 515 P.2d 1348 (1973), rev. den. (1974); see also State v. Lingren, 79 Or. App. 324, 327 , 719 P.2d 61 (1986) (right to counsel must be balanced against the state's need to conclude the case in a timely manner). As the United States Supreme Court has stated, `There are no mechanical tests for deciding when a denial of a continuance is so arbitrary as to violate due process. The answer must be found in the circumstances present in every case, particularly in the reasons presented to the trial judge at the time the request is denied.' Ungar v. Sarafite, 376 U.S. 575, 589 , 84 S.Ct. 841 , 11 L.Ed.2d 921 (1964)."”

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

2. “When assessing a request for a continuance to obtain new counsel, a trial court must balance a defendant's right to choice of counsel against the need of the public and of all defendants for expedition in the court system.”

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

3. “refers to the authority of a trial court to choose among several legally correct outcomes. State v. Rogers, 330 Or. 282, 312 , 4 P.3d 1261 (2000) (applying the term”

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