Spight v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““What is a ‘speedy public trial’? Most important, it involves a ‘trial’ — a judicial examination of issues present in a criminal case in order to arrive at a just result. Justice to both the accused and the public is the primary objective. Frankel v. Woodrough, 8 Cir., 7 F.2d 796 . See People v. Henwood, 65 Colo. 566 , 179 P. 874 . ‘Speed’ is important insofar as it aids in the achievement of such justice. Hence, a speedy trial is a relative concept in that the circumstances of each case determine whether it has been afforded an accused.””

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

2. “relative concept in that the circumstances of each case determine whether it had been afforded an accused.”

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

3. “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to a speedy and public trial * * *.”

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