State v. Condran’s Empirical Analysis

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14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “If a motion to set aside an indictment, information, or complaint for failure to provide a speedy trial as required by Article 32A.02 is sustained, the court shall discharge the defendant. A discharge under this article is a bar to any further prosecution for the offense discharged or for any other offense arising out of the same transaction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Ex Parte Young

2. “portion of former Article 28.061 that applies to former Article 32.01 is an unconstitutional violation of the Separation of Powers Clause of the Texas Constitution”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Ex Parte Martin

3. “remedy which necessarily causes a serious disruption in a prosecutor's ability to perform his duties by conclusively terminating the prosecution.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. DEPT. FAMILY, PROT. SERV. v. Dickensheets