State v. Goetz’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

41 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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““62-2901. Request for final disposition of detainer by prisoner; duties of official custodian; dismissal, when, (a) Any person who is imprisoned in a penal or correctional institution of this state may request final disposition of any untried indictment, information or complaint pending against him in this state. The request shall be in writing addressed to the court in which the indictment, information or complaint is pending and to the county attorney charged with the duty of prosecuting it, and shall set forth the place of imprisonment. “(b) The warden, superintendent or other official having custody of prisoners shall promptly inform each prisoner in writing of the source and nature of any untried indictment, information or complaint against him of which the warden, superintendent or other official has knowledge or notice, and of his right to make a request for final disposition thereof. “(c) Failure of the warden, superintendent or other official to inform a prisoner, as required by this section, within one (1) year after a detainer has been filed at the institution shall entitle him to a final dismissal of the indictment, information or complaint with prejudice. “62-2902. Delivery of request to custodian; officials’ duties. The request shall be delivered to the warden, superintendent or other officials having custody of the prisoner, who shall forthwith: “(1) Certify the term of commitment under which the prisoner is being held, the time already served on the sentence, ”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Brimer v. State · State v. Rodriguez

2. “‘It is generally held that the statutes supplement the constitution and are to be regarded as rendering the constitutional guaranty effective and constitute a legislative definition of what is, under the circumstances named, a reasonable and proper delay in bringing an accused to trial.” (p. 167.)”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Townsend v. State · State v. Sanders

3. ““Section 10 of our bill of rights declares that in all prosecutions the accused shall have a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed. In construing the constitutional provisions we said in State v. Hess, 180 Kan. 472, 474 , 304 P. 2d 474 , that this is not the grant of a mere privilege; it is the grant to an accused person of a right of which he cannot be deprived by the laches of public officers. In State v. Brockelman, 173 Kan. 469 , 249 P. 2d 692 , we noted that the right to a speedy trial has been zealously guarded by the English people since the signing of the Magna Charta. It is written into the constitution of the United States and has been adopted in the bill of rights of this state. A right so sacredly guarded cannot be lightly ignored. The provisions of section 10 are a directive to prosecuting officers to act and not delay the prosecution of persons charged with criminal offenses (In re Trull, 133 Kan. 165, 169 , 298 Pac. 775 ).” (p. 119.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Sanders