State v. Matias’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
130
cited by 130 later decisions
1
states following
March 2019
most recently cited
128 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Harvey · State v. Brown · State v. Perry · 40 N.C. App. 72 - State v. Smith · State v. Davis
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 130 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“However, unless the person has exclusive possession of the place where the narcotics are found, the State must show other incriminating circumstances before constructive possession may be inferred.”
19 later decisions quote this exact passage“'Substantial evidence is such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.'”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage“in the light most favorable to the State, giving the State the benefit of every reasonable inference and resolving any contradictions in its favor.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.