criminal prosecutio[n]
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 494 U.S. 344 - Michigan v. Harvey · 1990Most cited · 1,169 citing opinions
the right to rely on counsel after the government's role has shifted from investigation to accusation and the "defendant finds himself faced with the prosecutorial forces of organized society." "Kirby v. Illinois," 406 U.S.
682 , 689, 92 S.Ct.
1877, 1882, 32 L.Ed.2d 411 (1972) (opinion of Stewart, J.); see also "Moran v. Burbine," 475 U.S.
412 , 430, 106 S.Ct. 1135, 1145-46, 89 L.Ed.2d 410 (1986).
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Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “criminal prosecutio[n]” — 1,169 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.