20 N.C. App. 191 - State v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"In the leading case of State v. Harvey, 281 N.C. 1 , 187 S.E.2d 706 (1972), the Supreme Court held that an accused had possession of a controlled substance within the meaning of the law `when he has both the power and intent to control its disposition or use.' Id. at 12 , 187 S.E.2d at 714 . The requirements of power and intent necessarily imply that a defendant must be aware of the presence of an illegal drug if he is to be convicted of possessing it."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Barnes · 59 N.C. App. 99 - State v. Casey

2. “found on the premises under the control of an accused, this fact, in and of itself, gives rise to an inference of knowledge and possession which may be sufficient to carry the case to the jury.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Barnes

3. “evidence which places the accused 'within such close juxtaposition to the [contraband] as to justify the jury in concluding that the same was in his possession.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Barnes