Mitchell v. Keenan’s Empirical Analysis
50 F.3d 473 · 1995
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Barker v. Wingo · O'Shea v. Littleton · Doggett v. United States · Klopfer v. State of North Carolina · 108 Ill. 2d 463 - People v. Triplett
Most-quoted passages
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“The SOL is an odd and much misunderstood creature of Illinois procedure. It is purely a common-law creation (the Illinois Code makes no mention of the SOL) and is used almost exclusively in criminal matters. People ex rel. DeVos v. Laurin, 73 Ill.App.3d 219 , 391 N.E.2d 164, 166 , 29 Ill.Dec. 5 (Ill.App.Ct.1979). Its effect is to remove the case from the trial court’s docket while the prosecution technically remains pending. Id. The prosecution, however, may not proceed until the case has been placed again on the court’s docket. People v. Kidd, 357 Ill. 133 , 191 N.E. 244, 246 (Ill.1934). The prosecutor must move for such a reinstatement, but the trial court retains its discretion such that the charge may only be reinstated for good cause.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Gray v. Burke
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