State v. Fink’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

65 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 65 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"(2) If any person charged with a crime and held to answer on an appearance bond shall not be brought to trial within one hundred eighty (180) days after arraignment on the charge, such person 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)."”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 8 Kan. App. 2d 162 - State v. Hunt · State v. Ransom

2. ““Our law is clear that the mere pendency of an indictment, information, or complaint does not constitute jeopardy. (Cox v. State, 205 Kan. 867, 873 , 473 P.2d 106 [1970].) The dismissal ox.nolle prosequi of a criminal charge entered prior to the arraignment and trial of an accused is not a bar to a subsequent prosecution for the same offense. (Kenreck v. State, 198 Kan. 21, 24 , 422 P.2d 894 [1967] and authorities cited.) The same is true where a charge has been dismissed against a prisoner prior to the expiration of the time limitation, and a second information is filed.””

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 8 Kan. App. 2d 162 - State v. Hunt · State v. Beerbower

3. ““A preliminary examination is not a trial of defendant’s guilt; it is rather an inquiry whether the defendant should be held for trial. “The principal purpose of a preliminary examination of one accused of crime is to determine that a crime has been committed and to give him general information of the nature of the crime charged, and apprise him of the sort of evidence he will be required to meet when he is subjected to a final prosecution in the district court. “In such an examination it is not necessary that the evidence upon which the accused is bound over for trial be sufficient to support a conviction. It is enough if it is shown that the offense charged had been committed and there is probable cause to believe the defendant committed the offense.” (Syl. |¶ 1,2 and 3.)”

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