Zamorano v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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66 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 66 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Simply to trigger a speedy trial analysis, an accused must allege that the interval between accusation and trial has crossed the threshold dividing ordinary from ‘presumptively prejudicial’ delay, (citation omitted), since, by definition, he cannot complain that the government has denied him a ‘speedy1 trial if it has, in fact, prosecuted Lis case with customary promptness. II the accused makes this showing, the court must then consider, as one factor among several, the extent to which the delay stretches beyond the bare minimum needed to trigger judicial examination of the claim.” Id.”

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

2. “Because the length of the delay stretched well beyond the bare minimum needed to trigger judicial examination of the [speedy trial] claim, this factor-in and of itself-weighs heavily against the State.”

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

3. “no duty to bring himself to trial; that is the State's duty,”

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