167 N.C. App. 705 - State v. Hudgins’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
2
states following
February 2019
most recently cited
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Earnhardt · State v. Vause · State v. Walker · State v. Scott · Norris v. Drexel Heritage Furnishings, Inc.
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“For a jury instruction to be required on a particular defense, there must be substantial evidence of each element of the defense when the evidence [is] viewed in the light most favorable to the defendant[.]”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“A defendant must prove three elements to establish the defense of necessity: (1) reasonable action, (2) taken to protect life, limb, or health of a person, and (3) no other acceptable choices available.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[T]he defense of necessity is available in a DWI prosecution.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.