Middlebrook v. State’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. “We regard none of the four factors identified above (length of delay, reason for de lay, defendant's assertion of his right, and prejudice to the defendant) as either a necessary or sufficient condition to the finding of a deprivation of the right of speedy trial. Rather, they are related factors and must be considered together with such other circumstances as may be relevant. In sum, these factors have no talismanic qualities; courts must still engage in a difficult and sensitive balancing process. But, because we are dealing with a fundamental right of the accused, this process must be carried out with full recognition that the accused’s interest in a speedy trial is specifically affirmed in the Constitution.”

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

2. “The right to a speedy trial attaches as soon as the defendant is accused of a crime through arrest or indictment, whichever occurs first.”). 23 . Cf., e.g., id. at 274 (finding a delay of almost four years “a cause for considerable concern”); Mills, 2006 WL 1027202 , at (accepting the State’s concession that a delay of 15 months from arrest to trial in an”

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

3. “A more neutral reason such as negligence or overcrowded courts should be weighed less heavily but nevertheless should be considered since the ultimate responsibility for such circumstances must rest with the government rather than with the defendant.”

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