State v. Bradley’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"It is clear that' under' Article' 9 the ‘court has', ño 'discretion', for this article uses'thé mañdatory' shall rather than' the-permissive may of'Article 8: Moreover, under 'the provisions of Article 9j if thrée' years elapse after the State takes 'a prosecutive step in • a felony case, and if during those three years the defendant has not been brought to trial and has not interrupted prescription, the charge' pending against the defendant must be dismissed by the court and can never be revived, provided the district attorney has not entered a nolle prosequi.” which was continued on one occasion by the State and on another occasion by the defense, the defense continuance being occasioned by his attorney’s absence from the city. A subsequent arraignment date where the defendant entered a plea of not guilty. Finally, the filing of certain pleadings by the counsel for the defendant. Surely, none of these steps indicate an intent or can be described by the State as a prosecutive step.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Truett

2. ““ * * * On the contrary, we are of the opinion that these two articles were drawn up to take care of two different situations. Article 8 obviously deals with a three-year period following the filing of a bill of information, whereas Article 9 just as obviously deals with a three-year period following a prosecutive step by the State. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Truett

3. ““ * * * the only question presented by this appeal is whether the trial judge abused his discretion by causing a nolle prosequi to be entered. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Truett