188 N.C. App. 102 - State v. Thompson’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. “carr[y] the heavy burden of showing that the trial court erred in not intervening on his behalf.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 257 N.C. App. 848 - State v. Phachoumphone · 196 N.C. App. 180 - State v. Dean

2. “During a closing argument to the jury an attorney may not become abusive, inject his personal experiences, express his personal belief as to the truth or falsity of the evidence or as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant, or make arguments on the basis of matters outside the record except for matters concerning which the court may take judicial notice. An attorney may, however, on the basis of his analysis of the evidence, argue any position or conclusion with respect to a matter in issue.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 196 N.C. App. 180 - State v. Dean

3. “It shall be unlawful for any person... [t]o knowingly keep or maintain any . . . vehicle . . . which is resorted to by persons using controlled substances in violation of this Article for the purpose of using such substances, or which is used for the keeping or selling of the same in violation of this Article].]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 230 N.C. App. 119 - State v. Simpson