161 N.C. App. 96 - State v. Gaither’s Empirical Analysis

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26 state decisions

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

1. “B. Illustrations. By way of illustration only, and not by way of limitation, the following are examples of authentication or identification conforming with the requirements of this Article: .... (5) Voice Identification. Identification of a voice, whether heard firsthand or through mechanical or electronic transmission or recording, by opinion based upon hearing the voice at any time under circumstances connecting it with the alleged speaker.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 875 So. 2d 962 - State v. Taylor

2. “deemed concomitant with and inseparable from his robbery attempt where the evidence shows that (1) the [dangerous weapon] was used to facilitate the defendant's escape, and (2) the taking of property coupled with the escape constitutes one continuous transaction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 191 N.C. App. 254 - State v. Shoffner

3. “In reviewing challenges to the sufficiency of evidence, we must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, giving the State the benefit of all reasonable inferences.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 200 N.C. App. 436 - State v. Aleem