251 N.C. App. 284 - State v. Martinez’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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

1. “an argument which defense counsel apparently did not believe was prejudicial when he heard it.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Jones · State v. Lane

2. “Where a defendant fails to object to statements made by the prosecutor during closing argument, the standard of review is whether the remarks were so grossly improper that the trial court committed reversible error by failing to intervene ex mero motu .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Jones

3. “Where a prosecutor improperly comments on a defendant's constitutional right not to testify, a new trial is required unless the State can prove the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. State v. Ogles