317 Pa. Super. 412 - Commonwealth v. Colon’s Empirical Analysis

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56 state decisions

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

1. “Rule 4013. Conditions of Bail When a person is admitted to bail, the conditions of the bail bond shall be that such person will: (a) Appear before the issuing authority or court at all times required until full and final disposition of the case; (b) Submit to all orders and process of the issuing authority or court; (c) Give written notice to the issuing authority, the clerk of courts, the district attorney, and court bail agency or other designated court bail officer, of any change of address within forty-eight (48) hours of the date of such change. (d) Comply with any specific requirement of release which may be reasonably imposed by the issuing authority or court to assure compliance with the conditions of bail, such as satisfactory participation in a designated program; (e) Neither do, nor cause to be done, nor permit to be done on his or her behalf, any act proscribed by Crimes Code section 4952 (relating to intimidation of witnesses or victims) or section 4953 (relating to retaliation against witnesses or victims) (18 Pa.C.S.A. 4952, 4953); and (f) Obey such other conditions as the issuing authority or court may impose, or any reasonable conditions as the court bail agency or other designated court bail officer may impose with leave of court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 356 Pa. Super. 455 - Ruckinger v. Weicht

2. “(d) In determining the period for commencement of trial, there shall be excluded therefrom such period of delay at any stage of the proceedings as results from: (1) the unavailability of the defendant or his attorney; (2) any continuance in excess of thirty (30) days granted at the request of the defendant or his attorney, provided that only the period beyond the thirtieth (30th) day shall be so excluded).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 322 Pa. Super. 517 - Commonwealth v. Derrick

3. ““[T]he period of excludable days is not necessarily measured by the length of time that a defendant was ‘unavailable.’ Instead, once it is determined that the defendant was unavailable, the critical inquiry is whether actual delay resulted from the defendant’s unavailability. ‘If the “unavailability” results in an actual delay in the proceedings, that delay is automatically excluded.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 326 Pa. Super. 179 - Commonwealth v. Leatherbury