State v. Wilson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ We must zealously guard against any actions or situations which would raise the slightest suspicion that the jury in a criminal case had been [improperly] influenced ... so as to be favorable to either the State or the defendant. Any lesser degree of vigilance would foster suspicion and distrust and risk erosion of the public’s confidence in the integrity of our jury system.’ ””

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Collins · Jenkins v. State

2. “No matter how circumspect officers who are to be witnesses for the State may be when they act as custodians or officers in charge of the jury in a criminal case, cynical minds often will leap to the conclusion that the jury has been prejudiced or tampered with in some way.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ward · State v. Collins

3. “that an immediate family member of either a prosecutor trying the case, a defendant, a defendant's counsel defending the case, or a crucial witness for either the prosecution or the defense is prohibited from serving as custodian or officer in charge of the jury in a criminal case.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Collins · 104 N.C. App. 388 - State v. Jeune