143 N.C. App. 445 - State v. Matias’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
August 2006
most recently cited
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. . Johnson · 31 N.C. App. 569 - State v. Weems · State v. Cabe · 136 N.C. App. 124 - State v. Brooks
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“An accused has possession of [a controlled substance] within the meaning of the [North Carolina] Controlled Substances Act when he has both the power and intent to control its disposition. The possession may be either actual or constructive. Constructive possession of [a controlled substance] exists when the accused is without actual personal dominion over the material, but has the intent and capability to maintain control and dominion over it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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.