24 N.C. App. 732 - State v. Gleason’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““A person is presumed to intend the natural consequences of his act. [Citations omitted.] Hence, ordinarily, where a specific intent is not an element of the crime, proof of the commission of the unlawful act is sufficient to support a verdict. [Citation omitted.] .... Nothing else appearing, it would not be necessary for the court, in the absence of a prayer, to make reference in its charge to guilty knowledge or intent. Scienter is presumed.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 30 N.C. App. 224 - State v. Chester · 55 N.C. App. 92 - State v. Perez

2. ““the issue of guilty knowledge is not presented by the evidence, and there was no prayer for instructions. Under these circumstances we do not find error in the failure of the trial court to give instructions on guilty knowledge, either of the fact of ‘possession’ or of the fact of ‘narcotic character.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 55 N.C. App. 92 - State v. Perez