127 N.C. App. 115 - State v. Ward’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
May 2009
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Perry · State v. White · State v. Oliver · State v. Billups · Williford v. Williford
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]he reason[s], stated in open court, of pre-trial publicity and/or prosecutorial misconduct are not legally proper reasons for dismissal of criminal charges without a finding of fact based upon the evidence . . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“In the State's appeal under G.S. 15A-1432, the hearing in Superior Court is limited to a de novo review of the District Court's order dismissing criminal charges against a defendant . . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[i]t is evident from the record that the superior court misapprehended the nature of that court's review on appeal; and failed to hold the necessary hearing for de novo review in this case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.