205 N.C. App. 393 - State v. Craven’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “Q. Now did you also bring with you notes and documentation for the date of offense March 3, 2008? A. I did. Q. And who — who completed that analysis? A. Mr. Tom Shoopman completed that analysis. Q. And did you bring his report? A. I did. Q. Did you have a chance to review it? A. I have. Q. Do you agree with its conclusions? A. I do. Q. What was Mr. Shoopman’s conclusion? [Objection by defense counsel] A. According to the lab report prepared by Tom Shoopman, the results for State’s Exhibit Number .... 10 were cocaine base schedule two controlled substance with a weight of 1.4 grams.”

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

2. “possession of [a controlled substance] in the vehicle that occurred over a duration of time, [or] ... evidence that [a] defendant ... used the vehicle on a prior occasion to sell [a controlled substance].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Rogers

3. “adequate to support a conclusion that defendant had possession of cocaine in his mother's car over a duration of time and/or on more than one occasion”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Rogers