145 N.C. App. 302 - State v. Ferguson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

38 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 40 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[e]videntiary errors are harmless unless a defendant proves that absent the error a different result would have been reached at trial.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 257 N.C. App. 790 - State v. Cromartie · 261 N.C. App. 474 - State v. Enoch

2. “Pursuant to Rule 901 of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence, every writing sought to be admitted must first be properly authenticated.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 258 N.C. App. 285 - State v. Allen · 265 N.C. App. 279 - State v. DeJesus

3. “Even though an in-chambers conference is not recorded, if the nature and content of the private discussion can be gleaned from the record, for example by a subsequent summary of the conference on the record by the trial court, then the reviewing court may review the record to determine whether the defendant was prejudiced.”

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