Phan v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “on December 29, 2004, Hung Thai and his two-year-old son were murdered “execution style” by gunshots to the back of the head. Hung’s wife, Hoangoah Thai, was also shot in this manner, but she survived. After waking up from a seven-week coma, Hoangoah left for Vietnam, her family’s native country. When interviewed by Georgia detectives over the telephone, Hoangoah identified Phan as the person responsible for the shootings.”

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

2. ““While the constitutional speedy trial provisions primarily safeguard the defendant’s rights, they also recognize the public’s interest — including the interest of crime victims — in the resolution of criminal cases without unnecessary delay, and the prosecutor and the trial court have a responsibility to protect those interests.” [Cits.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 307 Ga. App. 153 - Teasley v. State

3. “The trial court’s assessment should include an analysis of alternative sources of funding and alternative representation if necessary under the circumstances of this particular case. . .. The trial court may also want to consider alternatives to travel to Vietnam, such as phone or internet interviews of witnesses.”

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