Glover v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The effect of adopting such a position would be to force defendants to choose between, their constitutional right to be represented by counsel and their constitutional right to have a speedy trial. In the present case petitioner would have to forfeit his right to a speedy trial because through no fault of his own, he was not represented by counsel and was not willing to go to trial without counsel. We refuse to adopt this position.”

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

2. “Once it has been shown that trial was scheduled to be held after the speedy trial period had expired, the Sate has the burden of showing that any delay was the result of the petitioner’s conduct or was otherwise legally justified. The primary burden is on the court and the prosecutor to assure that a case is brought to trial in a timely fashion. A defendant has no duty to bring himself to trial. [Citations omitted.]”

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