250 Pa. Super. 116 - Commonwealth v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

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47 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 47 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[w]henever a defendant has been placed on probation . . . , the judge shall not revoke such probation ... as allowed by law unless there has been a hearing held as speedily as possible at which the defendant is present and represented by counsel and there has been a finding of record that the defendant violated a condition of probation....”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 262 Pa. Super. 113 - Commonwealth v. Martin · 315 Pa. Super. 212 - Commonwealth v. Kane

2. “[a] deliberate attempt to delay the trial in order to hamper the defense should be weighed heavily against the government. A more neutral reason such as negligence or overcrowded courts should be weighed less heavily but nevertheless should be considered since the ultimate responsibility for such circumstances must rest with the government rather than the defendant. Finally, a valid reason, such as a missing witness, should serve to justify appropriate delay. Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 531 , 92 S.Ct. 2182, 2192 , 33 L.Ed.2d 101 (1972) (footnote omitted).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 348 Pa. Super. 387 - Commonwealth v. Marchesano · 315 Pa. Super. 212 - Commonwealth v. Kane

3. ““[t]he sole question in every case of this type is whether the delay from the date of conviction to the date of revocation was reasonable. In assessing reasonableness, we must consider the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay and the prejudice to the defendant.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 277 Pa. Super. 94 - Commonwealth v. Reed