191 N.C. App. 146 - Ramsey v. Harman’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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

1. “record is wholly devoid of any evidence that tends to show the messages published on defendant's website were intended to and in fact caused plaintiffs to suffer 'substantial emotional distress'....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Morgan v. Defeo · Walker v. Pharr

2. “[ o]n more than one occasion, following or otherwise harassing, as defined in G.S. 14-277.3A(b)(2) [the criminal stalking statute], another person without legal purpose with the intent to do any of the following: a. Place the person in reasonable fear either for the person’s safety or the safety of the person’s immediate family or close personal associates. b. Cause that person to suffer substantial emotional distress by placing that person in fear of death, bodily injury, or continued harassment and that in fact causes that person substantial emotional distress.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 217 N.C. App. 558 - St. John v. Brantley

3. “[ t]he statute requires the trial court to further find [the] defendant’s harassment was accompanied by the specific intent to either: (1) place the person in fear for their safety, or the safety of their family or close personal associates or (2) cause the person substantial emotional distress by placing that person in fear of death, bodily injury, or continued harassment and in fact cause that person substantial emotional distress.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 217 N.C. App. 558 - St. John v. Brantley