213 N.C. App. 249 - State v. Billinger’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
17
cited by 17 later decisions
1
states following
July 2019
most recently cited
17 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on New Jersey v. New York · State v. Smith · Fertel-Rust v. Milwaukee Police Department · State v. Rose · State v. Vause
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'an indictment must allege every essential element of the criminal offense it purports to charge.'”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“A person has actual possession of a firearm if it is on his person, he is aware of its presence, and either by himself or together with others he has the power and intent to control its disposition or use. In contrast, a person has constructive possession of a firearm when, although not having actual possession, the person has the intent and capability to maintain control and dominion over the firearm.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[T]o obtain a conviction for possession of a weapon of mass death and destruction, the State must prove two elements beyond a reasonable doubt: (1) that the weapon is a weapon of mass death and destruction and (2) that defendant knowingly possessed the weapon.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.