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10 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 83 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 State v. Tsetsekas.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Tsetsekas Anchor | green | “the right to a speedy trial is guaranteed by the sixth amendment to the united states constitution and imposed on the states by the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment.” | 14 |
| 2 | State v. Farrell | green | “delay caused or requested by the defendant is not considered to weigh in favor of finding a speedy trial violation.” | 9 |
| 3 | State v. Tsetsekas | green | “barker's second prong examines the length of a delay in light of the culpability of the parties.” | 9 |
| 4 | State v. Tsetsekas | green | “we reverse only if the court's determination is clearly erroneous.” | 9 |
| 5 | State v. Cahill | green | “be tolerated for serious offenses or complex prosecutions.” | 9 |
| 6 | State v. Cahill | green | “the governing standard to evaluate claims of a denial of the federal and state constitutional right to a speedy trial in all criminal and quasi-criminal matters” | 9 |
| 7 | State v. May | green | “divide the time into discrete periods of delay” | 7 |
| 8 | State v. Merlino | green | “the difficult task of balancing all the relevant factors relating to the respective interests of the state and the defendant,” | 6 |
| 9 | State v. Smith | green | “how long is too long . . . 'by sole reference to the lapse of a specified amount of time.” | 6 |
| 10 | State v. Farrell | green | “other costs and inconveniences far in excess of what would have been reasonable under more acceptable circumstances.” | 5 |
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.