State v. McElroy’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] defendant is prejudiced by errors relating to rights arising other than under the Constitution of the United States when there is a reasonable possibility that, had the error in question not been committed, a different result would have been reached at the trial out of which the appeal arises. The burden of showing such prejudice under this subsection is upon the defendant.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 172 N.C. App. 649 - State v. Bellamy · 195 N.C. App. 460 - State v. Braddy

2. “is limited to those opinions or inferences which are (a) rationally based on the perception of the witness and (b) helpful to a clear understanding of his testimony or the determination of a fact in issue.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 195 N.C. App. 460 - State v. Braddy

3. “a witness may not give his opinion of another person's intention on a particular occasion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 195 N.C. App. 460 - State v. Braddy