253 N.C. App. 590 - State v. Powell’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[O]ur Supreme Court has held that 'to the extent [a] defendant fail[s] to preserve issues relating to [his] motion to suppress, we review for plain error' if the defendant 'specifically and distinctly assign[s] plain error' on appeal.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. McAlister · State v. Space

2. “For error to constitute plain error, a defendant must demonstrate that a fundamental error occurred at trial. To show that an error was fundamental, a defendant must establish prejudice-that, after examination of the entire record, the error had a probable impact on the jury's finding that the defendant was guilty. Moreover, because plain error is to be applied cautiously and only in the exceptional case, the error will often be one that seriously affects the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings.”

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

3. “to his probation supervision and was therefore unlawful under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1343(b)(13). Based on our review of the testimony offered during the suppression hearing, we held that the State had failed to meet its burden of showing that the search of the defendant's home was”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Hill