218 N.C. App. 384 - State v. King’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. “"When viewed in light of the analogous law of contracts, it is clear that plea agreements normally arise in the form of unilateral contracts. The consideration given for the prosecutor's promise is not defendant's corresponding promise to plead guilty, but rather is defendant's actual performance by so pleading. Thus, the prosecutor agrees to perform if and when defendant performs but has no right to compel defendant's performance."”

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

2. “This Court may take judicial notice of the public records of other courts within the state judicial system. If a party requests that the court take judicial notice and provides the necessary information, it is mandatory that a court take judicial notice. Judicial notice may be taken at any stage of the proceeding, including on appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. North v. McRae

3. “[A] prosecutor may rescind his offer of a proposed plea arrangement before defendant consummates the contract by pleading guilty or takes other action constituting detrimental reliance upon the agreement.”

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