People v. Bolin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “It is the duty of the superintendent of the institution where the prisoner is confined to promptly inform each prisoner, in writing, of the source and nature of any untried indictment, information, or criminal complaint against him of which the superintendent has knowledge, and of the prisoner’s right to make a request for final disposition thereof.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Higinbotham · Sweaney v. DIST. COURT. EIGHTEENTH JUD. DIST.

2. “(1) Any request made pursuant to section 16-14-102 shall be delivered to the superintendent where the prisoner is confined who shall forthwith: (a) Certify the term of commitment under which the prisoner is being held, the time already served on the sentence, the time remaining to be served, the good time earned, the time of parole eligibility of the prisoner, and any decisions of the state board of parole relating to the prisoner; and (b) Send, by registered mail, a copy of the request made by the prisoner and a copy of the information certified under paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) to both the court having jurisdiction of the untried offense and to the prosecuting official charged with the duty of prosecuting the offense.”

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

3. “`a warrant filed against a person already in custody with the purpose of insuring that he will be available to the authority which has placed the detainer.' Suggested State Legislation for 1959, p. 167.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sweaney v. DIST. COURT. EIGHTEENTH JUD. DIST.