232 N.C. App. 95 - State v. McGrady’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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. “(a) If scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion, or otherwise, if all of the following apply: (1) The testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data. (2) The testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods. (3) The witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 243 N.C. App. 183 - State v. Turbyfill · 251 N.C. App. 452 - Ridley v. Wendel

2. “). 1 As such, we review for abuse of discretion. See infra . "[T]he trial judge is afforded wide latitude of discretion when making a determination about the admissibility of expert testimony.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 251 N.C. App. 452 - Ridley v. Wendel · 259 N.C. App. 198 - State v. Thomas

3. “Pope v. Bridge Broom, Inc., --- N.C.App. ----, ----, 770 S.E.2d 702 , 707 (2015) (citing State v. McGrady, --- N.C.App. ----, ----, 753 S.E.2d 361 , 365 (quoting Committee Counsel Bill Patterson, 2011-2012 General Assembly, House Bill 542: Tort Reform for Citizens and Business 2-3 n. 3 (8 June 2011)), disc. review allowed, 367 N.C. 505 , 758 S.E.2d 864 (2014) ). Defendant asserts that the amendment to Rule 702”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 243 N.C. App. 183 - State v. Turbyfill