204 N.C. App. 451 - State v. Ferguson’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “[O]ur review of the relevant decisions reveals that the cases finding sufficient proof of constructive possession frequently include evidence of one or more of the following: First, constructive possession cases often include evidence that the defendant had a specific or unique connection to the place where the drugs were found.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 241 N.C. App. 177 - State v. Williams · 262 N.C. App. 313 - State v. Guy

2. “In criminal cases, an issue that was not preserved by objection noted at trial and that is not deemed preserved by rule or law without any such action nevertheless may be made the basis of an issue presented on appeal when the judicial action questioned is specifically and distinctly contended to amount to plain error.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 241 N.C. App. 177 - State v. Williams · 262 N.C. App. 313 - State v. Guy

3. ““North Carolina courts have cited a variety of factors that may be used in conjunction with the defendant’s presence near the seized contraband to support a finding of constructive possession.” “[Constructive possession depends on the totality of circumstances in each case,” so that “[n]o single factor controls.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Huerta · 250 N.C. App. 674 - State v. Holloway