State v. Starr’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 7 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When a trial court violates [ N.C.G.S. § 15A-1233(a) ] by denying the jury's request ... upon the ground that the trial court has no power to grant the motion in its discretion, the ruling is reviewable, and the alleged error is preserved by law even when the defendant fails to object.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 250 N.C. App. 698 - State v. Lyons

2. “the well-settled rule that a trial court does not exercise its discretion when, as evidenced by its response, it believes it cannot comply with the jury's transcript request”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 244 N.C. App. 699 - State v. Chapman

3. “incriminating to defendant and came from a witness for the prosecution”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 244 N.C. App. 699 - State v. Chapman