154 N.C. App. 176 - State v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 48 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 52 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In ruling on a motion to dismiss at the close of evidence made pursuant to G.S. § 15A-1227, a trial court must determine whether there is substantial evidence of each essential element of the offenses charged. If, viewed in the light most favorable to the State, the evidence is such that a jury could reasonably infer that defendant is guilty, the motion must be denied.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 187 N.C. App. 424 - State v. Simpson · State v. Baker

2. “bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death, or that causes serious permanent disfigurement, coma, a permanent or protracted condition that causes extreme pain, or permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or that results in prolonged hospitalization.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. White · 264 N.C. App. 490 - State v. Griffin

3. “'serious bodily injury' requires proof of more severe injury than the 'serious injury' element of the [misdemeanor] offense.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. White · 264 N.C. App. 490 - State v. Griffin