259 N.C. App. 885 - State v. Randall’s Empirical Analysis

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2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(f) Upon receipt of a motion for postconviction DNA testing, the custodial agency shall inventory the evidence pertaining to that case and provide the inventory list, as well as any documents, notes, logs, or reports relating to the items of physical evidence, to the prosecution, the petitioner, and the court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 261 N.C. App. 716 - State v. Tilghman

2. “The trial court is obligated to consider the facts surrounding a defendant's decision to plead guilty in addition to other evidence, in the context of the entire record of the case, in order to determine whether the evidence is 'material.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 261 N.C. App. 716 - State v. Tilghman

3. “evidences need to be tested and preserved for the purpose of DNA testing where the results would prove that the Defendant was NOT the perpetrator of the crimes allegedly committed[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 261 N.C. App. 716 - State v. Tilghman