156 N.C. App. 603 - State v. Shepherd’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
January 2019
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Lynch · State v. Nicholson · State v. Harvell · State v. Tew · State v. Gaines
Most-quoted passages
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“[w]hether the trial court instructs using the exact language requested by counsel is a matter within its discretion and will not be overturned absent a showing of abuse of discretion.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“charged with the care, custody, and maintenance of prisoners.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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