148 N.C. App. 462 - State v. Young’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 25 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"a traffic stop based on an officer's mere suspicion that a traffic violation is being committed, but which can only be verified by stopping the vehicle, such as drunk driving or driving with a revoked license, is ... justified if the totality of circumstances affords an officer reasonable grounds to believe that criminal activity may be afoot."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 163 N.C. App. 129 - State v. Roberson · 165 N.C. App. 431 - State v. Villeda

2. “`This deference is afforded the trial judge because he is in the best position to weigh the evidence, given that he has heard all of the testimony and observed the demeanor of the witnesses.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 150 N.C. App. 211 - State v. Stokes

3. “A trial court's ruling on a motion to suppress is conclusive on appeal `if [it is] supported by competent evidence.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 150 N.C. App. 211 - State v. Stokes