Ruffin v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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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. “responsibility to invoke the speedy trial right and put the government on notice that he . . ., unlike so many other criminal defendants, would prefer to be tried as soon as possible.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. GRAY v. the STATE. · State v. Lattimore

2. “This factor, which examines whether the defendant or the [s]tate bears more responsibility for the delay, is pivotal in evaluating the strength of a constitutional speedy trial claim, as it can color the consideration of all other factors. Deliberate delay intended to hinder the defense must be weighed heavily against the [s]tate, whereas delay occasioned by more neutral causes, such as negligence or overcrowded dockets, weighs less heavily against the [s]tate. On the other hand, delay caused by the defense weighs against the defendant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 343 Ga. App. 391 - ELLIS v. the STATE.

3. “The length of the pretrial delay in absolute terms plays a role in the threshold determination of presumptive prejudice. However, it also wears another hat as one of the four interrelated criteria that must be weighed in the balance at the second stage of the Barker - Doggett analysis.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 343 Ga. App. 391 - ELLIS v. the STATE.