188 N.C. App. 498 - State v. Coltrane’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
March 2016
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In Re the Appeal From the Civil Penalty · State v. Etheridge · State v. Witherspoon · State v. Jones · State v. Coker
Most-quoted passages
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“[w]hen ruling on a motion to dismiss, the trial court must determine whether the prosecution has presented substantial evidence of each essential element of the crime. Substantial evidence is that amount of relevant evidence that a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion. The trial court must [then] view the evidence in the light most favorable to the [S]tate, giving the [S]tate the benefit of every reasonable inference that might be drawn therefrom.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“(a) It shall be unlawful for any person who has been convicted of a felony to purchase, own, possess, or have in his custody, care, or control any firearm or any weapon of mass death and destruction as defined in [section] 14-288.8(c). For the purposes of this section, a firearm is (i) any weapon, including a starter gun, which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive, or its frame or receiver, or (ii) any firearm muffler or firearm silencer. This section does not apply to an antique firearm, as defined in [section] 14-409.11. Every person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished as a Class G felon. (b) Prior convictions which cause disentitlement under this section shall only include: (1) Felony convictions in North Carolina that occur before, on, or after December 1, 1995; and (2) Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c. 487, s.3, effective December 1, 1995. (3) Violations of criminal laws of other states or of the United States that occur before, on, or after December 1, 1995, and that are substantially similar to the crimes covered in subdivision (1) which are punishable where committed by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. .... [Provisions regarding use of records of prior convictions to prove a violation of this section] (c).... [Provisions regarding requirements for the indictment charging a violation of this section] (d) This section does not apply to a person who, pursuant to the law of”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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