153 N.C. App. 508 - State v. Russell’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “in accordance with a plea agreement, which provided a prayer for judgment would be entered until Defendant had the opportunity to testify against co-defendants in the case. The plea agreement further provided if Defendant complied with its terms, the State would agree to an active sentence of ten-twelve months to run concurrently with other sentences Defendant was already serving. If Defendant refused to testify against his co-defendants, “the State, at its option, [could] declare this agreement null and void or pray judgment on this plea.” '”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 185 N.C. App. 93 - State v. Hatley

2. “A court may accept a guilty plea only if it is 'made knowingly and voluntarily.' A plea is voluntarily and knowingly made if the defendant is made fully aware of the direct consequences of his plea.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 249 N.C. App. 101 - State v. Jester

3. “A plea agreement is treated as contractual in nature[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 265 N.C. App. 652 - State v. Marsh