State v. Short’s Empirical Analysis

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40 state decisions

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

1. “[Petitioner] asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion for sequestration and individual voir dire of prospective jurors. [Petitioner] contends that the jurors waiting to be examined were in the courtroom and heard the statements and preconceived opinions of others then being examined and that this prevented a fair trial.... The decision whether to grant sequestration and individual voir dire of prospective jurors [pursuant to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 15A-1214(j) ] rests in the sound discretion of the trial court, and its ruling will not be disturbed absent a showing of an abuse of discretion. In this case, the [Petition er] has failed to identify any reasonable grounds upon which the trial court could have determined that there was “good cause” for granting his motion. Thus, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 89 F. Supp. 2d 693 - Frye v. Lee