180 N.C. App. 527 - State v. Sloan’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[o]n appeal, the standard of review of a trial court’s decision to exclude or admit evidence is that of an abuse of discretion. An abuse of discretion will be found only when the trial court’s decision was so arbitrary that it could not have been the result of a reasoned decision.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 185 N.C. App. 227 - State v. Wood

2. “In ruling on a defendant's motion to dismiss, the trial court should consider if the state has presented substantial evidence on each element of the crime and substantial evidence that the defendant is the perpetrator.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 201 N.C. App. 592 - State v. McIntyre

3. “In reviewing the trial court's ruling, we must evaluate the evidence in the light most favorable to the State.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 201 N.C. App. 592 - State v. McIntyre