State v. Webb’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 federal appellate · 27 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[c]onstitutional provisions should be construed in consonance with the objects and purposes in contemplation at the time of their adoption. To ascertain the intent of those by whom the language was used, we must consider the conditions as they then existed and the purpose sought to be accomplished."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 173 N.C. App. 481 - Coley v. State · Brown Bros. Harriman Trust Co. v. Benson

2. “[a] convicted defendant is entitled to notice and an opportunity to be heard before a valid judgment for costs can be entered. Costs are imposed only at sentencing, so any convicted [] defendant is given notice of the appointment fee at the sentencing hearing and is also given an opportunity to be heard and object to the imposition of this cost.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Phillips · 255 N.C. App. 653 - State v. Harris

3. “The results yielded by our historical review is [sic] consistent with a plain meaning analysis.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. BROWN BROS. HARRIMAN TRUST CO. v. Benson