State v. Belton’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “and that the presumption applied to prior convictions challenged under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-980. Id . at 484-85, 621 S.E.2d at 233 . Official actions taken by public officers in North Carolina are accorded the presumption of regularity. Accordingly, the official actions of clerks of court are afforded this presumption of regularity.... The presumption is only one of fact and is therefore rebuttable. But in order for the [defendant] to rebut the presumption he must produce”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 253 N.C. App. 210 - State v. Thorpe

2. “after considering [the surety's affidavit] along with the other evidence in the record, could properly conclude that the clerk had given notice[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 254 N.C. App. 317 - State v. Cobb