State v. . McAfee’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The essential point of a judgment imposed in a criminal action is the punishment and the time when the sentence shall actually begin is not material because it is only directory. If for any cause the sentence is not executed at the time named the defendant may again be brought before the court and a new period may be prescribed .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 258 N.C. App. 347 - State v. Watson

2. “[u]pon the defendant appearing in court and his identity not being denied, and it being admitted that the sentence of the court had not been executed, it was proper to make the necessary order for carrying the sentence into execution.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 258 N.C. App. 347 - State v. Watson

3. “[t]he judgment is the penalty of the law, as declared by the court, while the direction, with respect to the time of carrying it into effect, is in the nature of an award of execution[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 258 N.C. App. 347 - State v. Watson