State v. Hardison’s Empirical Analysis

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10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Where two or more indictments or counts are consolidated for the purpose of judgment, and a single judgment is pronounced thereon, even though the plea of guilty or conviction on one is sufficient to support the judgment and the trial thereon is free from error, the award of a new trial on the other indictment (s) or count (s) requires that the cause be remanded for proper judgment on the valid count. 'Presumably this (the single judgment) was based upon consideration of guilt on both charges.’ Devin, J., later C.J., in S. v. Camel, 230 N.C. 426 , 53 S.E. 2d 313 ; also, see S. v. Braxton, 230 N.C. 312 , 52 S.E. 2d 895 . But the rule is otherwise when, as here, separate judgments, each complete within itself, are pronounced on separate indictments or counts. In such case, a valid judgment pronounced on a plea of guilty to a valid count in a bill of indictment will be upheld. N v. Thorne, supra; S. v. Calcutt, 219 N.C. 545 , 15 S.E. 2d 9 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 10 N.C. App. 237 - State v. Blackshear