State v. Lakey’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““These facts present substantial evidence of all the material elements of felonious breaking and entering. ‘ “If there be any evidence tending to prove the fact in issue, or which reasonably conduces to its conclusion as a fairly logical and legitimate deduction, and not merely such as raises a suspicion or conjecture in regard to it, the case should be submitted to the jury.” The above is another way of saying there must be substantial evidence of all material elements of the offense to withstand the motion to dismiss.’ State v. Stephens, 244 N.C. 380 , 93 S.E.2d 431 ; State v. Thompson, 256 N.C. 593 , 124 S.E.2d 728 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 278 F. Supp. 410 - United States v. Mullen