People v. Sanchez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(6) In computing the time within which a defendant shall be brought to trial as provided in subsection (1) of this section, the following periods of time shall be excluded: (a) Any period during which the defendant is incompetent to stand trial, or is unable to appear by reason of illness or physical disability, or is under observation or examination at any time after the issue of the defendant’s mental condition, insanity, incompetency, or impaired mental condition is raised; (b) The period of delay caused by an interlocutory appeal whether commenced by the defendant or by the prosecution; (c) A reasonable period of delay when the defendant is joined for trial with a codefendant as to whom the time for trial has not run and there is good cause for not granting a severance; (d) The period of delay resulting from the voluntary absence or unavailability of the defendant; however, a defendant shall be considered unavailable whenever his whereabouts are known but his presence for trial cannot be obtained, or he resists being returned to the state for trial; (e) The period of delay caused by any mistrial, not to exceed three months for each mistrial; (f) The period of any delay caused at the instance of the defendant; (g) The period of delay not exceeding six months resulting from a continuance granted at the request of the prosecuting attorney, without the consent of the defendant, if: (I) The continuance is granted because of the unavailability of evidence material to the state’”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mosley v. People · People v. Martin

2. “[T]he speedy trial provisions are not intended to be applied in a wooden or mechanistic fashion”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Martin · In re: The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado v. Ian Christopher SHERWOOD

3. “(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a defendant is not brought to trial on the issues raised by the complaint, information, or indictment within six months from the date of the entry of a plea of not guilty, he shall be discharged from custody if he has not been admitted to bail, and, whether in custody or on bail, the pending charges shall be dismissed, and the defendant shall not again be indicted, informed against, or committed for the same offense, or for another offense based upon the same act or series of acts arising out of the same criminal episode. [[Image here]] (5) To be entitled to a dismissal under subsection (1) of this section, the defendant must move for dismissal prior to the commencement of his trial or prior to the entry of a plea of guilty to the charge or an included offense. Failure to so move is a waiver of the defendant’s rights under this section. [[Image here]] (6) In computing the time within which a defendant shall be brought to trial as provided in subsection (1) of this section, the following periods of time shall be excluded: [[Image here]] (f) The period of any delay caused at the instance of the defendant....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Runningbear