Wright v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Comes now, JUAN MARTINEZ, Defendant in the above styled and numbered cause, by and through his attorney, and moves the Court to dismiss this case for failure to afford the Defendant a speedy trial herein and as grounds therefore (sic) would show the Court as follows: I. That the indictment in this cause was returned by the Bexar County Grand Jury on the 15th day of April, 1981, wherein it is alleged that the Defendant committed the offense of attempted murder on or about the 22nd day of December, 1980. II. That the Defendant was arrested on the 22nd day of December, 1980. III. That this case has been pending on the docket of this Court for five (5) months since the date of Defendant’s arrest. That there are no satisfactory reasons for the delay in prosecution of the Defendant. The Defendant has never waived his right to a speedy trial. IV. That the failure of the State to afford the Defendant herein a speedy trial has violated the Defendant’s constitutional rights under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 10 of the Constitution of the State of Texas and Articles 1.03, 1.04, and 1.05 C.C.P. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the Defendant respectfully prays that this Honorable Court will set this matter down for a hearing and after said hearing that this Court will order this case dismissed.”

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

2. “An act relating to a speedy trial of criminal cases; amending the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1965, as amended, by adding Chapter 32A, by adding Articles 17.-151 and 28.061, and by amending Articles 29.02 and 20.03; providing for an effective date; and declaring an emergency.”

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

3. “A court shall grant a motion to set aside an indictment ... if the state is not ready for trial within: (1) 120 days of the commencement of a criminal action if the defendant is accused of a felony....”

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