State v. Sanders’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

38 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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(1) If any person charged with a crime and held in jail solely by reason thereof shall not be brought to trial within ninety days after his arraignment on the charge, he shall be entitled to be discharged from further liability to be tried for the crime charged, unless the delay shall happen as a result of the application or fault of the defendant, or a continuance shall be ordered by the court under subsection (3).” “(3) The time for trial may be extended beyond the limitations of subsections (1) and (2) of this section for any of the following reasons: . . . “(d) Because of other cases pending for trial, the court does not have sufficient time to commence the trial of the case within the time fixed for trial by this section. Not more than one continuance of not more than thirty days may be ordered upon this ground.””

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

2. ““. . . The new act was intended to provide for the just determination of every criminal proceeding, and is to be construed to secure simplicity in procedure, fairness in administration, and the elimination of unjustifiable expense and delay. (K.S.A. 1971 Supp. 22-2103.) Section 22-3402 contains a new definition of the term ‘speedy trial,’ as used in Section 10 of the Bill of Rights of the Kansas Constitution. The purpose of the statute is to implement the constitutional guaranty of speedy trial. The new definition shortened the limitations for trial and are expressed in days after arraignment, rather than court terms after the filing of the indictment or information. . . .” (p. 227.)”

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

3. ““. . . Since the court’s docket discloses no request by defendant’s counsel for a continuance, the statement had to be based on what counsel told the defendant. Regardless of defendant’s understanding, and regardless of whether or not defendant correctly recalled counsel’s words, we find the record of the proceedings is controlling.” (p. 234.)”

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