State v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

157 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 157 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In general. — In all criminal cases before the superior court, the superior court judge assigned to hold the courts of the district wherein the case is pending, or the resident superior court judge of the district, shall for good cause shown, direct the solicitor or other counsel for the State to produce for inspection, examination, copying and testing by the accused or his counsel any specifically identified exhibits to be used in the trial of the case sufficiently in advance of the trial to permit the accused to prepare his defense; and such judge shall for good cause shown and regardless of any objection of the solictor or other counsel for the State, direct that the accused or his counsel be permitted to examine before any clerk of superior court, or any other person designated by the judge for the purpose, any expert witnesses to be offered by the State in the trial of the case regarding the proposed testimony of such expert witnesses. “Prior to issuance of any order for the inspecting, examining, copying or testing of any exhibit or the examination of any expert witness under this section the accused or his counsel shall have made a written request to the solicitor or other counsel for the State for such inspection, examination, copying- or testing of one or more specifically identified exhibits or the examination of a specific expert witness and have had such request denied by the solicitor or other counsel for the State or have had such request remain unanswered for ”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Tatum · State v. Branch

2. ““The Supreme Court of the United States in Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 , 33 L.Ed. 2d 346 , 92 S.Ct. 2726 (1972), held that the imposition of the death penalty, under certain state statutes and in the application thereof, was unconstitutional. That decision did not affect the conviction but only the death sentence. State v. Westbrook, 281 N.C. 748 , 191 S.E. 2d 68 (1972); State v. Doss, 281 N.C. 751 , 191 S.E. 2d 70 (1972); State v. Chance, 281 N.C. 746 , 191 S.E. 2d 65 (1972); State v. Miller, 281 N.C. 740 , 190 S.E. 2d 841 (1972); State v. Hamby and Chandler, 281 N.C. 743 , 191 S.E. 2d 66 (1972).””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Wright · State v. Duncan

3. ““ ‘We know of no constitutional requirement that the prosecution make a complete and detailed accounting to the defense of all police investigatory work on a case.’ Moore v. Illinois, 408 U.S. 786 , 33 L.Ed. 2d 706 , 92 S.Ct. 2562 (1972). Defendant was not entitled to the granting of his motion for a fishing expedition nor to receive the work product of police or State investigators.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Kaplan · State v. Jones