State v. Murphy’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

24 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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “it is for the jurors to decide whether the facts satisfy them beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is actually guilty.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 194 N.C. App. 372 - State v. Brito · 168 N.C. App. 597 - State v. Michaelis

2. “the defendant’s conduct, in abruptly standing up, combined with his unambiguous statement, “I got nothing to say,” were clear indicators that he wished to terminate the interrogation and invoke his right to remain silent. The defendant similarly had indicated a desire to end two prior interrogations by standing up.... Finally, the fact that the interrogating officers immediately ceased the interrogation and took the defendant to be “booked” makes it equally clear that the officers understood that the defendant was terminating the interrogation and invoking his right to remain silent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Fletcher

3. “The trial court need not concern itself with the weight of the evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 168 N.C. App. 597 - State v. Michaelis