207 N.C. App. 260 - State v. May’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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “in the process of checking boxes on form orders, it is possible for the wrong box to be marked inadvertently, creating a clerical error which can be corrected upon remand. When, on appeal, a clerical error is discovered in the trial court's judgment or order, it is appropriate to remand the case to the trial court for correction because of the importance that the record speak the truth. A clerical error has been defined as an error resulting from a minor mistake or inadvertence, especially in writing or copying something on the record, and not from judicial reasoning or determination.”

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

2. “that he pled guilty to one count of taking indecent liberties with a child, which he concedes is a 'sexually violent offense,' [this Court remanded] this matter to the trial court for limited purpose of correcting the clerical error[.]”

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

3. “a sexually violent offense under G.S. 14-208.6(5) "; Box 3-that defendant is a recidivist; and Box 5-that the offenses "did involve the physical, mental, or sexual abuse of a minor.”

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