State v. Robinson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

81 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 81 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “carries the keys to his freedom in his willingness to comply with the court's sentence.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 185 N.C. App. 544 - State v. Cohen · 168 N.C. App. 242 - State v. Spell

2. ““After a diligent search we have found no case, and counsel in the case have referred us to none, which holds that a court cannot revoke a suspension of sentence in a criminal case, and enforce the sentence for a breach of the condition on the part of the defendant unless such breach is wilful. Based upon the reasoning and language of the cases we have cited above, it is our opinion that all that is required to revoke a suspension of a sentence in a criminal case, and to put the sentence into effect is that the evidence shall satisfy the judge in the exercise of his sound discretion that the defendant has violated, without lawful excuse, a valid condition upon which the sentence was suspended and that the judge’s findings of fact in the exercise of his sound discretion are to that effect.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 168 N.C. App. 242 - State v. Spell · 43 N.C. App. 727 - State v. Smith

3. “[a]ll that is required is that the evidence be such as to reasonably satisfy the judge in the exercise of his sound discretion that the defendant has violated a valid condition upon which the sentence was suspended.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 246 N.C. App. 132 - State v. Johnson · State v. Stuntz