219 N.C. App. 139 - State v. Lopez’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The standard of review for a motion to dismiss is well known. A defendant’s motion to dismiss should be denied if there is substantial evidence of: (1) each essential element of the offense charged, and (2) of defendant’s being the perpetrator of the charged offense. Substantial evidence is relevant evidence that a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion. The Court must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the State and the State is entitled to every reasonable inference to be drawn from that evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. James · 224 N.C. App. 155 - State v. Hoff

2. “All the State is required to show is a minimal level of objective justification, something more than an unparticularized suspicion or hunch. A court must consider the totality of the circumstances in determining whether the officer possessed a reasonable and articulable suspicion to make an investigatory stop.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 247 N.C. App. 852 - State v. Sawyers · 242 N.C. App. 253 - State v. Sorrell

3. “Reasonable suspicion is a less demanding standard than probable cause and requires a showing considerably less than preponderance of the evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 N.C. App. 253 - State v. Sorrell