37 N.C. App. 43 - State v. Bray’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

6 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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Also, Members of the Jury, there has been some evidence introduced in this trial which tends to show that the defendant made an incriminating statement concerning this case at an earlier time. If you find that the defendant made this incriminating statement, then you should consider all the circumstances under which it was made in determining whether it was a truthful incrimination, and the weight that you will give it.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Young · State v. Oakes

2. “confessed that he committed the crime charged in this case.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Young · State v. Hoskins

3. “had `confessed', that he had admitted the truth of the charge against him.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Young