State v. Lane’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A trial court's determination of whether defendant's request for postconviction DNA testing is "material" to his defense, as defined in N.C. [Gen. Stat.] § 15A-269(b)(2), is a conclusion of law, and thus we review de novo the trial court's conclusion that defendant failed to show the materiality of his request.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 259 N.C. App. 885 - State v. Randall

2. “If the DNA testing being requested had been conducted on the evidence, there exists a reasonable probability that the verdict would have been more favorable to the defendant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 259 N.C. App. 885 - State v. Randall

3. “analogous [to the] standard of review for a denial of a motion for appropriate relief ... because the trial court sits as finder of fact in both circumstances.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 259 N.C. App. 885 - State v. Randall