State v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

150 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 154 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “To establish a constitutional violation, a defendant must show that he did not have ample time to confer with counsel and to investigate, prepare and present his defense. To demonstrate that the time allowed was inadequate, the defendant must show how his case would have been better prepared had the continuance been granted or that he was materially prejudiced by the denial of his motion.”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 178 N.C. App. 134 - State v. Smith · State v. King

2. “[a] ‘substantial evidence’ inquiry examines the sufficiency of the evidence presented but not its weight. The reviewing court considers all evidence in the light most favorable to the State, and the State receives the benefit of every reasonable inference supported by that evidence. Evidentiary ‘contradictions and discrepancies are for the jury to resolve and do not warrant dismissal.’”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 174 N.C. App. 580 - State v. Cave · 197 N.C. App. 759 - State v. Dixon

3. “`To establish a constitutional violation, a defendant must show that he did not have ample time to confer with counsel and to investigate, prepare and present his defense.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 254 N.C. App. 544 - State v. Moore · 196 N.C. App. 790 - State v. Beavers