170 N.C. App. 299 - State v. Hernandez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

62 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 62 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"An appellate court accords great deference to the trial court's ruling on a motion to suppress because the trial court is entrusted with the duty to hear testimony (thereby observing the demeanor of the witnesses) and to weigh and resolve any conflicts in the evidence."”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Velazquez-Perez · 182 N.C. App. 268 - State v. Euceda-Valle

2. “A court must consider the totality of the circumstances in determining whether a reasonable suspicion existed”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 199 N.C. App. 319 - State v. Louis · 256 N.C. App. 319 - State v. Parker

3. “General warrants, whereby any officer or other person may be commanded to search suspected places without evidence of the act committed, or to seize any person or persons not named, whose offense is not particularly described and supported by evidence, are dangerous to liberty and shall not be granted.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 182 N.C. App. 268 - State v. Euceda-Valle