State v. Corn’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
56 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 58 later decisions — most recently July 2013 · most notably State v. Hill (1984), State v. Huffstetler (1984)
56 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on State v. Smith · State v. Powell · State v. Faust · State v. Britt · State v. Myers
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 58 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In order for the trial court to submit a charge of first degree murder to the jury, there must have been substantial evidence presented from which a jury could determine that the defendant intentionally shot and killed the victim with malice, premeditation and deliberation. State v. Horton, 299 N.C. 690 , 263 S.E. 2d 745 (1980); State v. Heavener, 298 N.C. 541 , 259 S.E. 2d 227 (1979); State v. Baggett, 293 N.C. 307 , 237 S.E. 2d 827 (1977). “Substantial evidence” is that amount of relevant evidence that a reasonable mind might accept as sufficient to support a conclusion. State v. Smith, 300 N.C. 71 , 265 S.E. 2d 164 (1980); State v. Powell, 299 N.C. 95 , 261 S.E. 2d 114 (1980). In ruling upon defendant’s motion to dismiss on the grounds of insufficient evidence, the trial court is required to interpret the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, drawing all reasonable inferences in the State’s favor. State v. Fletcher, 301 N.C. 709 , 272 S.E. 2d 859 (1981); State v. King, 299 N.C. 707 , 264 S.E. 2d 40 (1980). Premeditation has been defined by this Court as thought beforehand for some length of time, however short. No particular length of time is required; it is sufficient if the process of premeditation occurred at any point prior to the killing. State v. Myers, 299 N.C. 671 , 263 S.E. 2d 768 (1980); State v. Reams, 277 N.C. 391 , 178 S.E. 2d 65 (1970); State v. Robbins, 275 N.C. 537 , 169 S.E. 2d 858 (1969). An unlawful killing is committed with deliberation if ”
11 later decisions quote this exact passage“[t]he shooting was a sudden event, apparently brought on by some provocation on the part of the deceased. The evidence is uncontroverted that [the victim] entered defendant’s home in a highly intoxicated state, approached the sofa on which defendant was lying, and insulted defendant by a statement which caused the defendant to reply “you son-of-a-bitch, don’t accuse me of that.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“There is no evidence that defendant acted in accordance with a fixed design or that he had sufficient time to weigh the consequences of his actions. Defendant did not threaten [the deceased] before the incident or exhibit any conduct which would indicate that he formed any intention to kill him prior to the incident in question. There was no significant history of arguments or ill will between the parties. Although defendant shot deceased several times, there is no evidence that any shots were fired after he fell or that defendant dealt any blows to the body once the shooting ended.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Watson
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.