4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 16 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Martinez.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People v. Martinez Anchor | green | “it is either a formal indictment or information or else the actual restraints imposed by arrest and holding to answer a criminal charge that engage the particular protections of the speedy trial provision of the sixth amendment.” | 4 |
| 2 | Trans-Action Commercial Investors, Ltd. v. Firmaterr, Inc. | green | “the legislature's primary constitutional authority to provide the rules governing judicial procedure necessarily controls over the judicial council's secondary rulemaking authority.” | 4 |
| 3 | Dews v. Appellate Division of the Superior Court | green | “a delay of more than one year in a misdemeanor case is presumptively prejudicial” | 4 |
| 4 | Dews v. Appellate Division of the Superior Court | green | “when a trial court's decision rests on an error of law, that decision is an abuse of discretion.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.