State v. Bohannon’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “1. If defendant announces that he is ready for trial and files a request for a speedy trial, then the court shall set the case for trial as soon as reasonably possible thereafter. 2. The provisions of this section shall be enforceable by mandamus. Neither the failure to comply with this section nor the state’s failure to prosecute shall be grounds for the dismissal of the indictment or information unless the court also finds that the defendant has been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial.”

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

2. “[ajnxiety and concern exist in every criminal case, but that alone does not establish prejudice where the accused neither asserts nor shows that the delay weighed particularly heavy on him in specific instances.” Id. Ferdinand made no showing or even argument regarding this component. Moreover, “the gravity of any 'public obloquy’ to which an accused might be subjected is lessened where he had already been convicted of other crimes.” Id. . The applicable clause of the Fifth Amendment provides that”

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