State v. Brewington’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

90 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 92 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[A trial court’s] findings of fact “are conclusive on appeal if supported by competent evidence, even if the evidence is conflicting.” State v. Eason, 336 N.C. 730, 745 , 445 S.E.2d 917, 926 (1994), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 1096 , 130 L. Ed. 2d 661 (1995). “Conclusions of law that are correct in light of the findings are also binding on appeal.” State v. Howell, 343 N.C. 229, 239 , 470 S.E.2d 38, 43 (1996).”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hyman · 197 N.C. App. 630 - State v. Nicholson

2. “whether defendant was in custody, whether he was deceived, whether his Miranda rights were honored, whether he was held incommunicado, the length of the interrogation, whether there were physical threats or shows of violence, whether promises were made to obtain the confession, the familiarity of the declarant with the criminal justice system, and the mental condition of the declarant.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 195 N.C. App. 644 - State v. Cortes-Serrano · In re L.I.

3. “The Supreme Court has defined the term 'interrogation' as follows: 'Any words or actions on the part of the police ... that the police should know are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response from the suspect.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 254 N.C. App. 544 - State v. Moore · State v. Moore