State v. Hanes’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. ““Supreme court has no jurisdiction to entertain an appeal by a defendant in a criminal case, unless he first complies with G. S. 1949, 62-1724, by serving within time prescribed therein notice of appeal on the county attorney of the county in which he was tried, and filing the same, showing proof of such service, with the cleric of the district court.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Leopard

2. ““Where in attempting to perfect an appeal to this court under the provisions of G. S. 1949, 60-3306, no proof of service of the notice of appeal or acknowledgment thereof is timely filed although it is admitted the notice of appeal was in fact properly served, this court has no jurisdiction of the attempted appeal and it must be dismissed.” (Syl.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McGuire v. McGuire

3. ““A notice of appeal of a civil action filed in the district court but which was not served on the adverse party or his attorney of record gives this court no jurisdiction of the appeal.” (Syl.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. King