Rommel Amos v. Joe Thornton

How courts have described this case

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• finding that third factor weighed in defendant’s favor where record reflected that defendant asserted right on the day he was arrested and several times thereafter in both relevant jurisdictions
• finding insufficient evidence of prejudice where trial transcript did not reflect that witnesses’ memories had faded, especially not in a way that was material to defense
• “A delay must persist for at least eighteen months over and above [the] [one year] minimum for this factor to strongly favor the accused.”
• “A delay must persist for at least eighteen months over and above [the 12-month threshold] for this factor to strongly favor the accused.”
• same; state court “could easily conclude” 16-month delay did not violate speedy-trial rights

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Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Balderas v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2016-11-02· cited 297×
• Rodney Reed v. William Stephens, Director
  Fifth Circuit· 2014-01-10· cited 84×
• Henderson v. Commonwealth
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2018-12-13· cited 18×
• Russell v. Denmark
  Fifth Circuit· 2023-05-18· cited 11×
• State of Missouri v. Aaron M. Fisher
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 2016-11-22· cited 8×
• State v. Wright
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2017-09-22· cited 7×
• James Divers v. Burl Cain, Warden
  Fifth Circuit· 2012-10-03· cited 6×
• French v. Carter
  S.D. Georgia· 2012-02-15· cited 4×
• Burton v. Thaler
  S.D. Texas· 2012-05-29· cited 4×
• Butler v. Mitchell
  D. Massachusetts· 2015-05-19· cited 1×
• Rodney Reed v. William Stephens, Director
  Fifth Circuit· 2014-01-20
• Rodney Reed v. William Stephens, Director
  Fifth Circuit· 2014-02-10
• Balderas, Juan A/K/A Apache
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2016-11-02
• Amos v. Jones
  Supreme Court· 2011-11-28
• Jeremy McDill v. the State of Texas
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2024-10-29
• United States v. Stuart
  Fifth Circuit· 2025-03-28

Cites

44 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Strickland v. Washington
  Supreme Court· 1984-06-25· cited 123,578×
• Harrington v. Richter
  Supreme Court· 2011-01-19· cited 13,244×
• Barker v. Wingo
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-22· cited 12,108×
• O'Sullivan v. Boerckel
  Supreme Court· 1999-06-07· cited 6,799×
• Lockyer v. Andrade
  Supreme Court· 2003-03-05· cited 4,077×
• Yarborough v. Alvarado
  Supreme Court· 2004-06-01· cited 3,494×
• Schriro v. Landrigan
  Supreme Court· 2007-05-14· cited 3,241×
• Doggett v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1992-06-24· cited 3,106×
• Woodford v. Visciotti
  Supreme Court· 2002-11-04· cited 2,207×
• Smith v. Hooey
  Supreme Court· 1969-01-20· cited 1,132×
• Scott v. Johnson
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-09-11· cited 350×
• Dillingham v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1975-12-01· cited 322×
• United States v. Robert Manning
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-06-09· cited 195×
• Fisher v. State of Texas
  Fifth Circuit· 1999-03-22· cited 181×
• United States v. Edwards
  Fifth Circuit· 1978-08-01· cited 177×
• Dock McNeely v. Lou Blanas
  Ninth Circuit· 2003-07-17· cited 167×
• Joseph Avery Robinson v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-10-08· cited 132×
• United States v. Gibson
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-06-05· cited 128×
• United States v. Brian Brown
  Sixth Circuit· 1999-02-26· cited 108×
• United States v. Serna-Villarreal
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-12-02· cited 97×

Other cases named Rommel Amos v. Joe Thornton

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Rommel Amos v. Joe Thornton
  Fifth Circuit· 2011-07-14