180 N.C. App. 54 - State v. Pulley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “when the cold record reveals that no further investigation is required, i.e., claims that may be developed and argued without such ancillary procedures as the appointment of investigators or an evidentiary hearing.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 188 N.C. App. 508 - State v. Duncan · State v. Streater

2. “"(1) the opportunity of the witness to view the criminal at the time of the crime; (2) the witness's degree of attention; (3) the accuracy of the witness's prior description of the criminal; (4) the level of certainty demonstrated by the witness at the confrontation; and (5) the length of time between the crime and the confrontation."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 218 N.C. App. 94 - State v. Watkins · 216 N.C. App. 225 - State v. Jones

3. “[]if an ineffective assistance of counsel claim is prematurely brought, this Court may dismiss the claim without prejudice, allowing the defendant to reassert the claim during a subsequent motion for appropriate relief proceeding.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 188 N.C. App. 508 - State v. Duncan · State v. Streater