179 N.C. App. 772 - State v. Brewington’s Empirical Analysis

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6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Premeditation and deliberation may be proven through circumstances and actions such as want of provocation by the deceased, the conduct and statements of the defendant before and after the killing, including threats, previous ill will between the parties, or evidence that the killing was done in a brutal manner.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 193 N.C. App. 611 - State v. Tomlin

2. “'If there is substantial evidence — whether direct, circumstantial, or both — to support a finding that the offense charged has been committed and that the defendant committed it, the case is for the jury and the motion to dismiss should be denied.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 193 N.C. App. 611 - State v. Tomlin

3. “If the State's evidence establishes each and every element of first-degree murder and there is no evidence to negate these elements, it is proper for the trial court to exclude second-degree murder from the jury's consideration.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 193 N.C. App. 611 - State v. Tomlin