219 N.C. App. 296 - State v. Rogers’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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] lawyer shall not act as an advocate at a trial in which the lawyer is likely to be a necessary witness unless: (1) the testimony relates to an uncontested issue; (2) the testimony relates to the nature and value of legal services rendered in the case; or (3) disqualification of the lawyer would work substantial hardship on the client.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Cesnik · State v. Smith

2. “By virtue of his relationships with both parties, [defense counsel] was aware of personal and sensitive information, including the nature of their affair, which was a major factor leading to the shooting. Had [defense counsel] remained as [the] defendant’s counsel, he might have been called to testify, at which time he might have been asked to disclose confidential information regarding the relationship between [the] defendant and [the defendant’s girlfriend/victim’s wife], which information may have divulged [the] defendant’s motive for shooting [the victim], which in turn could compromise his duty of loyalty to his client.”

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

3. “the findings of the trial court are binding on appeal if supported by any competent evidence, and the court's ruling may be disturbed only where there is a manifest abuse of discretion, or if the ruling is based on an error of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 258 N.C. App. 682 - State v. Smith