211 N.C. App. 613 - State v. Howell’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “the United States Supreme Court has recognized three objectives of the right to a speedy trial: (i) to prevent oppressive pretrial incarceration; (ii) to minimize anxiety and concern of the accused; and (iii) to limit the possibility that the defense will be impaired. Of these forms of prejudice, the most serious is the last, as the inability of a defendant adequately to prepare his case skews the fairness of the entire system.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 N.C. App. 253 - State v. Wilkerson

2. “[a] defendant must show actual, substantial prejudice. State v. Goldman, 311 N.C. 338 , 346, 317 S.E.2d 361 , 366 (1984) (holding that 'in the absence of a showing of actual prejudice, ... our courts should consider dismissal in cases of serious crimes with extreme caution').”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 N.C. App. 253 - State v. Wilkerson

3. “It is only after a trial court has considered all of the factors together and determined that a defendant has suffered an actual Sixth Amendment violation of his right to a speedy trial that dismissal of charges becomes mandatory.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 N.C. App. 253 - State v. Wilkerson