211 N.C. App. 321 - State v. McLean’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
January 2017
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In the Matter of Samuel Winship · State v. Powell · State v. Scott · State v. Joyner · State v. Jones
Most-quoted passages
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“[W]hile the use of pattern jury instructions is encouraged, it is not required, and failure to follow the pattern instructions does not automatically result in error because we do not require adherence to any particular form, as long as the trial court's instruction adequately explains each essential element of an offense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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