State v. Bell’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
October 2000
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Baxter · State v. Edwards · 20 N.C. App. 255 - State v. Thomas · 21 N.C. App. 81 - State v. Baxter · 22 N.C. App. 250 - State v. Covington
Most-quoted passages
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“The defendant was tried, among other things, for the manufacture of heroin. G.S. 90-87(15) defines the term “manufacture” to include the packaging or repackaging of a controlled substance or the labeling or relabeling of its container. Buchanan’s demonstration and testimony concerning the process of cutting, bagging, and mixing heroin was important to help the jury better understand the charges against the defendant and it was helpful in illustrating to the jury how the items contained in the black carrying case could have been used to package heroin.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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