153 N.C. App. 91 - State v. Branham’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 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. “(1) law enforcement officers or their agents engaged in acts of persuasion, trickery or fraud to induce the defendant to commit a crime, and (2) the criminal design originated in the minds of those officials, rather than with the defendant.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 194 N.C. App. 685 - State v. Morse · 164 N.C. App. 658 - State v. Redmon

2. “(1) That the juvenile has a right to remain silent; (2) That any statement the juvenile does make can be and may be used against the juvenile; (3) That the juvenile has a right to have a parent, guardian, or custodian present during questioning; and (4) That the juvenile has a right to consult with an attorney and that one will be appointed for the juvenile if the juvenile is not represented and wants representation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 250 N.C. App. 173 - State v. Watson · 242 N.C. App. 347 - State v. Saldierna

3. “[t]o determine whether the interrogation has violated [the] defendant's rights, we review the findings and conclusions of the trial court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 250 N.C. App. 173 - State v. Watson · 242 N.C. App. 347 - State v. Saldierna