142 N.C. App. 411 - State v. Grover’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

54 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 54 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[i]n a sexual offense prosecution involving a child victim, the trial court should not admit expert opinion that sexual abuse has in fact occurred because, absent physical evidence supporting a diagnosis of sexual abuse, such testimony is an impermissible opinion regarding the victim’s credibility. However, an expert witness may testify, upon a proper foundation, as to the profiles of sexually abused children and whether a particular complainant has symptoms or characteristics consistent therewith.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 249 N.C. App. 395 - State v. Crabtree · State v. Barbour

2. “(a) If scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 197 N.C. App. 632 - State v. Streater · 151 N.C. App. 71 - State v. Brothers

3. “it is permissible for an expert to testify that a child exhibits characteristics [consistent with] abused children[,]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 199 N.C. App. 617 - State v. Spann