Bowling v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) the length of the delay; (2) reasons for the delay; (3) defendant’s assertion of the right to speedy trial; and (4) the prejudice to the defendant. Standing alone, none of these factors are a necessary, or sufficient condition to a finding of deprivation of the right to a speedy trial, but rather should be considered as part of a balancing test.”

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

2. “[H]e provided no cogent testimony regarding how he may have been harmed by this destruction. Given [Wilkie’s] generalized complaints .. . without any real showing of harm to his defense, it cannot be said that the trial court erred in discounting his claims. [Cit.]”

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

3. “the presumptive prejudice arising from any delay . .. was insufficient for [Phan] to prevail on his constitutional speedy trial claim, given that there was no demonstrable prejudice to [Phan’s] defense and [Phan] was dilatory in asserting his rights. [Cit.]”

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