State v. Simms

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the authority to dismiss charges extends only until final judgment
• holding that the authority to dismiss charges extends only until final judgment
• “[W]e have prohibited the State’s entry of a nol pros in circumstances where a defendant’s right to a speedy trial or . . . a fair trial has been undermined.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State v. Thomas
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2019-08-09· cited 13×
• Syed v. Lee
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2024-08-30· cited 5×
• Hughes v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2019-11-07· cited 3×
• Lee v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2023-03-28
• State v. Fabien
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2023-09-05
• Bivens v. Clark
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2025-07-11

Cites

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

• Commonwealth v. Dascalakis
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1923-06-20· cited 239×
• Dealy v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1894-04-02· cited 181×
• Billis v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1990-10-05· cited 142×
• Hook v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1989-02-13· cited 124×
• Cross v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1978-05-04· cited 104×
• Ward v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1981-04-07· cited 93×
• Boone v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1968-01-24· cited 88×
• Blondes v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1975-01-09· cited 66×
• Curley v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1984-05-03· cited 53×
• United States v. Brokaw
  S.D. Illinois· 1945-03-23· cited 50×
• State v. Moulden
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1982-02-24· cited 47×
• Myers v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1985-09-05· cited 46×
• Bynum v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1976-05-21· cited 46×
• Raimondi v. State
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1970-01-23· cited 43×
• Cubbage v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1985-10-09· cited 36×
• United States v. Shoemaker
  U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Illinois· 1840-06-15· cited 36×
• Commonwealth v. Bly
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-07-13· cited 35×
• Gilmer v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2005-12-07· cited 34×
• State v. Woodson
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1995-05-17· cited 31×
• Food Fair Stores, Inc. v. Joy
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1978-07-17· cited 29×