State v. . Smith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

15 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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “allegation that the defendant obtained “goods and things of value” is too vague and uncertain. The “goods and things” should have been described specifically by the names and terms usually appropriated to them; and since it was money that was sought to be proven the defendant had fraudulently obtained it should have been described at least by the amount, as, for instance, so many dollars and cents.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 253 N.C. App. 803 - State v. Mostafavi · State v. Jones

2. “two certain mules ... free and clear of all encumbrances[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 253 N.C. App. 803 - State v. Mostafavi