200 N.C. App. 578 - State v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “To sustain a conviction for obtaining property by false pretenses, the State must establish: (1) A false representation of a past or subsisting fact or a future fulfillment or event, (2) which is calculated and intended to deceive, (3) which does in fact deceive, and (4) by which the defendant obtains or attempts to obtain anything of value from another person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 217 N.C. App. 380 - State v. Brown

2. “Upon defendant's motion for dismissal, the question for the Court is whether there is substantial evidence (1) of each essential element of the offense charged, or of a lesser offense included therein, and (2) of defendant's being the perpetrator of such offense. If so, the motion is properly denied.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 202 N.C. App. 585 - State v. Gaddy

3. “(1) to identify the crime with which defendant is charged, (2) to protect defendant against being charged twice for the same offense, (3) to provide defendant with a basis on which to prepare a defense, and (4) to guide the court in sentencing.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 N.C. App. 633 - State v. Holanek