Lyles v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The State may be ready for trial from an evidentiary standpoint, and yet not ready for trial, under Article 32A.02, [Y.A.C.C.P.] for failure to secure the presence of the defendant. The presence of the defendant is a readiness burden which falls upon the State. This is clearly indicated by the fact that the speedy trial tolling exceptions include three instances in which the State will not be charged with delays due to the defendant’s absence.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rodriguez v. State · Flores v. State

2. ““In computing the time by which the State must be ready for trial, the following periods shall be excluded: “(4) a period of delay resulting from the absence of the defendant because his location is unknown and: “(A) he is attempting to avoid apprehension or prosecution; or “(B) the state has been unable to determine his location by due diligence; “(5) a period of delay resulting from the unavailability of the defendant whose location is known to the state but whose presence cannot be obtained by due diligence or because he resists being returned to the state for trial; “(9) a period of delay resulting from detention of the defendant in another jurisdiction, if the state is aware of the detention and exercised due diligence to obtain his presence for trial; ...””

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