State v. Peterson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

60 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 60 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “is manifestly unsupported by reason or is so arbitrary that it could not have been the result of a reasoned decision.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Locklear · 254 N.C. App. 220 - State v. Thompson

2. “`In our review, we consider not whether we might disagree with the trial court, but whether the trial court's actions are fairly supported by the record.'”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Locklear · 194 N.C. App. 359 - State v. Bare

3. “[a]lthough relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 198 N.C. App. 704 - State v. Gettys · In the Matter of Db