182 N.C. App. 624 - State v. Key’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The proper standard of review on a motion to dismiss based on insufficiency of the evidence is the substantial evidence test. The substantial evidence test requires a determination that there is substantial evidence (1) of each essential element of the offense charged, and (2) that defendant is the perpetrator of the offense. Substantial evidence is such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion. If there is substantial evidence of each element of the charged offense, the motion should be denied.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 195 N.C. App. 43 - State v. Martin · 191 N.C. App. 241 - State v. Soles

2. “An attorney who enters a criminal proceeding without limiting the extent of his representation pursuant to G.S. 15A-141(3) undertakes to represent the defendant for whom the entry is made at all subsequent stages of the case until entry of final judgment, at the trial stage.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 187 N.C. App. 616 - North Carolina State Bar v. Key · 189 N.C. App. 80 - The NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR v. Key

3. “in criminal cases, a motion to disqualify a judge must be in writing, accompanied by supporting affidavit(s) and filed at least five days before the call of the case for trial,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 191 N.C. App. 53 - In Re Marshall