Commonwealth v. Edwards’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
36 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 38 later decisions — most recently March 2019 · most notably Commonwealth v. Hill (1999), Commonwealth v. Matis (1998)
36 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Mayfield · Commonwealth v. Mitchell · Stout v. Commonwealth ex rel. Preate · Commonwealth v. Ehredt · Commonwealth v. Wade
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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“RULE 1100 PROMPT TRIAL (a)(3) Trial in a court case in which a written complaint is filed against the defendant, where the defendant is at liberty on bail, shall commence no later than 865 days from the date on which the complaint is filed. (c) In determining the period for commencement of trial, there shall be excluded therefrom: (3) such period of delay at any stage of the proceedings as results from: (i) the unavailability of the defendant or the defendant’s attorney; (ii) any continuance granted at the request of the defendant or the defendant’s attorney. (g) For defendants on bail after the expiration of 365 days, at any time before trial, the defendant or the defendant’s attorney may apply to the court for an order dismissing the charges with prejudice on the ground that this rule has been violated. A copy of such motion shall be served upon the attorney for the Commonwealth, who shall also have the right to be heard thereon. If the court, upon hearing, shall determine that the Commonwealth exercised due diligence and that the circumstances occasioning the postponement were beyond the control of the Commonwealth, the motion to dismiss shall be denied and the case shall be listed for trial on a date certain. If, on any successive listing of the case, the Commonwealth is hot prepared to proceed to trial on the date fixed, the court shall determine whether the Commonwealth exercised due diligence in attempting to be prepared to proceed to trial. If, at any time, it is dete”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(A) .... (2) Trial in a court case in which a written complaint is filed against the defendant, where the defendant is incarcerated on that case, shall commence no later than 180 days from the date on which the complaint is filed. (3) Trial in a court case in which a written complaint is filed against the defendant, where the defendant is at liberty on bail, shall commence no later than 365 days from the date on which the complaint is filed. (B) For the purpose of this rule, trial shall be deemed to commence on the date the trial judge calls the case to trial, or the defendant tenders a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. (C) In determining the period for commencement of trial, there shall be excluded therefrom: (1) the period of time between the filing of the written complaint and the defendant's arrest, provided that the defendant could not be apprehended because his or her whereabouts were unknown and could not be determined by due diligence; (2) any period of time for which the defendant expressly waives Rule 1100; (3) such period of delay at any stage of the proceedings as results from: (i) the unavailability of the defendant or the defendant's attorney; (ii) any continuance granted at the request of the defendant or the defendant's attorney. * * * (G) For defendants on bail after the expiration of 365 days, at any time before trial, the defendant or the defendant's attorney may apply to the court for an order dismissing the charges with prejudice on the ground that this ”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“must view the facts in the light most favorable to the prevailing party,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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