State v. Wasson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “and must be considered together with such circumstances as may be relevant.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Hema · State v. Lau

2. “accompanied in some way by an alternative demand, even if made implicitly, for a speedy trial[.]”

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

3. ““the interests of defendants which the speedy trial right was designed to protect. This Court has identified three such interests: (i) to prevent oppressive pretrial incarceration; (ii) to minimize anxiety and concern of the accused; and (iii) to limit the possibility that the defense will be impaired. Of these, the most serious is the last, because the inability of a defendant adequately to prepare his [or her] case skews the fairness of the entire system. If witnesses die or disappear during a delay, the prejudice is obvious. There is also prejudice if defense witnesses are unable to recall accurately events of the distant past.””

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