431 So. 2d 337 - MacHado v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A] defendant's right to a speedy trial takes precedence over the mere convenience to the state of trying him and his codefendants together.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 478 So. 2d 1066 - Miner v. Westlake · Westlake v. Miner

2. “I think there are unusual circumstances which probably require the Court to provide an in-Court interpreter, perhaps even the necessity of translation for the jury and things of that nature. Considering the time and economy involved in that, and if the cases were appropriately to be consolidated — because of those additional requirements and that in all probability consolidation will be granted, therefore it's important to carry the cases together as far as we can... .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Westlake v. Miner

3. “when Rule 3.152 and Rule 3.191 are read in pari materia, we must conclude that the convenience of a joint trial is not an exceptional circumstance justifying a state's motion for extension of the speedy trial time.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 463 So. 2d 496 - Darby v. State