State v. Temple’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

57 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 59 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is thoroughly established in our decisions that the admission of evidence which is not prejudicial to a defendant does not entitle him to a new trial. To warrant a new trial it should be made to appear by defendant that the admission of the evidence complained of was material and prejudicial to defendant’s rights and that a different result would have likely ensued if the evidence had been excluded. S. v. King, 225 N.C. 236 , 34 S.E. 2d 3 ; 1 Strong’s N. C. Index, Appeal and Error, §§ 40 and 41.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Clark · 3 N.C. App. 439 - State v. Weaver

2. ““Even if we concede that the challenged evidence of Dr. Satterfield was incompetent [Citations omitted], we think, and so hold, that its admission in evidence was not prejudicial, and that it is likely a different result would not have been reached if this challenged evidence had been excluded. . . .””

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