148 N.C. App. 290 - State v. Floyd’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

35 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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “do not specify what constitutes a proper verdict sheet, [and] they contain no requirement that a written verdict contain each element of the offense to which it refers.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 255 N.C. App. 110 - State v. Glidewell · 201 N.C. App. 726 - State v. Boothe

2. “Reversal for plain error is only appropriate where the error is so fundamental that it undermines the fairness of the trial, or where it had a probable impact on the guilty verdict.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 199 N.C. App. 115 - State v. Giddens

3. “held that a verdict sheet is sufficient if the verdict can be properly understood by reference to the indictment, evidence and jury instructions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 201 N.C. App. 726 - State v. Boothe