State v. Davis’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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) Upon motion of the defendant, the court must order: .... (2) The prosecuting attorney to give notice to the defendant of any expert witnesses that the State reasonably expects to call as a witness at trial. Each such witness shall prepare, and the State shall furnish to the defendant, a report of the results of any examinations or tests conducted by the expert. The State shall also furnish to the defendant the expert's curriculum vitae, the expert's opinion, and the underlying basis for that opinion. The State shall give the notice and furnish the materials required by this subsection within a reasonable time prior to trial, as specified by the court.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 258 N.C. App. 99 - State v. Jackson · State v. Reeger

2. “[W]hen an expert witness moves beyond reporting what he saw or experienced through his senses, and turns to interpretation or assessment 'to assist' the jury based on his 'specialized knowledge,' he is rendering an expert opinion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 254 N.C. App. 478 - State v. Broyhill · State v. Reeger

3. “[U]sually determining whether the State failed to comply with discovery is a decision left to the sound discretion of the trial court. Here, however, the question is one of statutory interpretation which we review de novo [.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 258 N.C. App. 99 - State v. Jackson · State v. Reeger