150 N.C. App. 31 - State v. Cobb’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the trial court may properly deny the request if it appears `that the original counsel is reasonably competent to present defendant's case and the nature of the conflict between defendant and counsel is not such as would render counsel incompetent or ineffective to represent that defendant . . . .'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 194 N.C. App. 373 - State v. House

2. “[O]ur Courts have consistently held that the State is permitted to comment on a defendant's failure to produce exculpatory evidence or to contradict evidence which the State has presented.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 203 N.C. App. 573 - State v. Rice

3. “In considering a motion to dismiss, the evidence must be considered in the light most favorable to the state, and the state is entitled to every reasonable inference to be drawn therefrom.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 158 N.C. App. 1 - State v. Davis