160 N.C. App. 150 - State v. Glasco’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

36 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Possession may either be actual or constructive. When the defendant, while not having actual possession, . . . has the intent and capability to maintain control and dominion over the property, he has constructive possession of the item.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 201 N.C. App. 159 - State v. Gill · 181 N.C. App. 760 - State v. Pollard

2. “depends on the totality of the circumstances in each case. No single factor controls, but ordinarily the questions will be for the jury.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Bumpers · 181 N.C. App. 760 - State v. Pollard

3. “the court used the offense of possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine to support both the underlying substantive felony (the 'felon' portion of the offense of felon in possession of a firearm) and the habitual felon indictment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 246 N.C. App. 353 - State v. Sydnor