196 N.C. App. 307 - State v. Rush’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]o be convicted of a crime under the theory of acting in concert, the defendant need not do any particular act constituting some part of the crime. All that is necessary is that the defendant be “present at the scene of the crime” and that “he ... act[ ] together with another who does the acts necessary to constitute the crime pursuant to a common plan or purpose to commit the crime.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Walker · 216 N.C. App. 495 - State v. Sullivan

2. “State v. Millsaps, 356 N.C. 556 , 560, 572 S.E.2d 767 , 770 (2002).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 243 N.C. App. 466 - State v. Juarez · 248 N.C. App. 252 - State v. Frazier

3. “When considering a motion to dismiss, based on insufficiency of evidence, the standard of review is whether the State has offered substantial evidence to show the defendant committed each element required to be convicted of the crime charged. Substantial evidence is such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion. In making a determination, the court must view the evidence admitted in the light most favorable to the State, giving the State the benefit of every reasonable inference and resolving any contradictions in its favor. The motion to dismiss should be denied if there is substantial evidence supporting a finding that the offense charged was committed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 199 N.C. App. 755 - State v. Cannady