24 N.C. App. 462 - State v. Chapman’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We believe that when the detailed nature of the report and the fact that the officer swore that his informer was reliable are considered in a common sense and practical fashion, it would induce a prudent and disinterested magistrate to credit the report and conclude that the informant’s information was reliable and not a causal [sic] rumor or a conclusory fabrication. In our opinion, the affidavit in the present case was sufficient to warrant a finding of probable cause to search the defendant’s house.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 62 N.C. App. 643 - State v. Atwell

2. “The applicant swears to the following facts to establish probable cause for the issuance of a search warrant: A confidential informer, known to me to be of good charactefr] and reputation described details of two larcenies known to he [sic] with such certainty so as to cause me to believe the information and knowledge to be true. This informant says that he has seen the mentioned air conditioner [one of the items allegedly stolen] on these premises. [Illegible] guess that it is there now [Illegible].”

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