192 N.C. App. 241 - State v. Bollinger’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
July 2019
most recently cited
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Westbrooks · State v. Pickens · State v. Joyner · State v. Thorpe · State v. Taylor
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'Allegations beyond the essential elements of the crime sought to be charged are irrelevant and may be treated as surplusage.'”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“to wit: a Metallic set of Knuckles " was deemed "mere surplusage and not an essential element of the crime of carrying a concealed weapon.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“unlawfully and willfully did carry a concealed deadly weapon while off his premises, to wit: a Metallic set of Knuckles”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.