248 N.C. App. 72 - State v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “In reviewing a trial judge's ruling on a suppression motion, we determine only whether the trial court's findings of fact are supported by competent evidence, and whether these findings of fact support the court's conclusions of law.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 266 N.C. App. 106 - State v. Cabbagestalk · 253 N.C. App. 408 - State v. Daye

2. “The concern regarding the possible "staleness" of information in an affidavit accompanying a search warrant application arises from the requirement that proof of probable cause must be established by facts so closely related to the time of issuance of the warrant so as to justify a finding of probable cause at that time. The general rule is that no more than a reasonable time may have elapsed. The test for staleness of information on which a search warrant is based is whether the facts indicate that probable cause exists at the time the warrant is issued. Common sense must be used in determining the degree of evaporation of probable cause. The likelihood that the evidence sought is still in place is a function not simply of watch and calendar but of variables that do not punch a clock.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 253 N.C. App. 408 - State v. Daye

3. “[b]ecause its duty in ruling on a motion to suppress based upon an alleged lack of probable cause for a search warrant involves an evaluation of the judicial officer's decision to issue the warrant, the trial court should consider only the information before the issuing officer.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 256 N.C. App. 303 - State v. McPhaul