12 N.C. App. 440 - State v. Shirley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Whereas information has been furnished me by the affiant named in the affidavit on the reverse hereof, who stated under oath that John Doe or Anyone in Charge has property described in said affidavit, related in the manner described in the affidavit with the commission of a crime, also described in said affidavit, that such property is located as described in the affidavit. And whereas I have examined under oath the affiant and am satisfied that there is probable cause to believe that the named person has such property on his premises or under his control, described in the aforesaid affidavit, you are commanded to search the premises for the property in question. If this property is found, seize it and keep it subject to court order. Herein fail not and of this warrant make due return. Issued this the 22nd day of September 1971, at 11:40 o’clock p.m. upon information furnished under oath by the affiant named below: H. B. Parham. Signed by Stacy Autry, Magistrate.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Murphy