2004 Pa. Super. 330 - Commonwealth v. Rega’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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

1. “Rule 600. Prompt Trial (A)(3) Trial in a court case in which a written complaint is filed against the defendant, when the defendant is at liberty on bail, shall commence no later than 365 days from the date on which the complaint is filed. (C) In determining the period for commencement of trial, there shall be excluded therefrom: (1)the period of time between the filing of the written complaint and the defendant’s arrest, provided that the defendant could not be apprehended because his or her whereabouts were unknown and could not be determined by due diligence; (2) any period of time for which the defendant expressly waives Rule 600; (3) such period of delay at any stage of the proceedings as results from: (a) the unavailability of the defendant or the defendant’s attorney; (b) any continuance granted at the request of the defendant or the defendant’s attorney.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2005 Pa. Super. 180 - Commonwealth v. Brown

2. “An appeal may be taken as of right and without reference to Pa. R.A.P. 341(c)” from, inter alia”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2009 Pa. Super. 160 - Commonwealth v. Harris