State v. Rhodes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

31 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ * * * It is not contended that prosecution for the offense charged under count seven was barred by the Statute of Limitations. He was informed against during April 1965,.and was tried on June 2, 1965. It is not argued that this lapse-of time violated his right to a speedy-public trial as guaranteed by article 2. § 14 of the Constitution of New Mexico, or that he was not tried at the first term of court after the filling [sic] of the information. His position is that since he-was originally informed against under an identical count in an information filed' about May 3, 1962, which count was dismissed by the district attorney on about August 29, 1962, that he was not accorded his statutory right to be tried at the next term of court, as provided by § 41 — 11—4, N.M.S.A.1953, and was not accorded his constitutional right to a speedy public trial. The fallacy in this argument is apparent. The 1962 charge was dismissed, and thus there was no charge against him upon which he could”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 52 Ohio App. 2d 361 - State v. Stephens · 48 Ala. App. 276 - Mayberry v. State

2. ““Time served by defendant under a void conviction and sentence will not be credited upon another sentence imposed upon defendant under a conviction for a different offense.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Dorrough v. Page