State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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

1. “[Smith] was arrested in October 1981 for violation of his work release status and conspiracy to commit robbery. His subsequent imprisonment was not ,for the purpose of insuring his appearance at the trial for the robbery and attempted burglary charges. Rather, the reincar-ceration was for his violation of the conditions of parole. Since his imprisonment was for a parole violation, his speedy trial right did not attach at the time of his reincarceration.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Knowlton v. State · State v. White

2. ““[T]he rights of a defendant under the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment are not violated in the absence of a showing of actual prejudice resulting from the preindictment delay and that the delay was purposefully designed to gain tactical advantage or to harass the defendants.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Byrns

3. “For preaccusation delay to consti tute reversible error, the delay must cause actual prejudice to the defendant's case and result in a tactical advantage for the prosecutor.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Hales