175 N.C. App. 444 - State v. Anderson’s Empirical Analysis

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11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Pictures of a victim’s body may be introduced “even if they are gory, gruesome, horrible or revolting, so long as they are used for illustrative purposes and so long as their excessive or repetitious use is not aimed solely at arousing the passions of the jury.” State v. Hennis, 323 N.C. 279, 284 , 372 S.E.2d 523, 526 (1988). While noting that there is no bright line test to determine what is an excessive amount of photographs, Hennis instructs that courts should examine the “content and the manner” in which the evidence is used and the “totality of circumstances” comprising the presentation. Id. at 285 , 372 S.E.2d at 527 . The decision as to whether evidence, including photographic evidence, is more probative than prejudicial under Rule 403 of the Rules of Evidence and what constitutes an excessive number of photographs lies within the sound discretion of the trial court. State v. Sledge, 297 N.C. 227, 232 , 254 S.E.2d 579, 583 (1979).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 183 N.C. App. 631 - State v. Bowman · 178 N.C. App. 395 - State v. Taylor

2. “inference[ ] that reasonably can be drawn from the evidence presented.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 261 N.C. App. 735 - State v. Wardrett