188 N.C. App. 144 - State v. Coleman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A show cause order in a civil contempt proceeding which is based on a sworn affidavit and a finding of probable cause by a judicial official shifts the burden of proof to the defendant to show why he should not be held in contempt.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 261 N.C. App. 576 - Grissom v. Cohen · 199 N.C. App. 755 - Onslow County v. Willingham

2. “[o]n appellate review of a contempt order, the trial judge's findings of fact are conclusive when supported by any competent evidence and are reviewable only for the purpose of passing on their sufficiency.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 193 N.C. App. 454 - Broadbent v. Allison · 260 N.C. App. 237 - State v. Baker

3. “[A] show cause order in a criminal contempt proceeding is akin to an indictment, and the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the alleged contemptuous acts occurred must be borne by the State.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 260 N.C. App. 237 - State v. Baker