State v. Crockett’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Whether the State presented substantial evidence of each essential element of the offense is a question of law; therefore, we review the denial of a motion to dismiss de novo.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Chekanow · State v. Melton

2. “so Barnett still controls. See id. By showing defendant had been incarcerated for approximately a month and then released, the State established that defendant had a new address, see id. , and thus the trial court properly denied defendant's motion to dismiss. This argument is overruled. IV. Sentencing Defendant next contends that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 253 N.C. App. 359 - State v. Reynolds

3. “We now hold that N.C.G.S. § 14-208.9, the change of address statute, and not section 14-208.7, the registration statute, governs the situation when, as here, a sex offender who has already complied with the initial registration requirements is later incarcerated and then released.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 253 N.C. App. 359 - State v. Reynolds