60 N.C. App. 679 - State v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A prior conviction may be proved by stipulation of the parties or by the original or a certified copy of the court record of the prior conviction. . . . No prior conviction which occurred while the defendant was indigent may be considered in sentencing unless the defendant was represented by counsel or waived counsel with respect to that prior conviction.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 62 N.C. App. 1 - State v. Green · 61 N.C. App. 594 - State v. Locklear

2. “G.S. 15A-1340.4(a) provides in part: If the judge imposes a prison term, ... he must impose the presumptive term provided in this section unless, after consideration of aggravating or mitigating factors, or both, he decides to impose a longer or shorter term. ... In imposing a prison term, the judge . . . may consider any aggravating and mitigating factors that he finds are proved by the preponderance of the evidence, and that are reasonably related to the purposes of sentencing, whether or not such aggravating or mitigating factors are set forth herein.”

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

3. “[p]rior to arrest or at an early stage of the criminal process, the defendant voluntarily acknowledged wrongdoing in connection with the offense to a law enforcement officer.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 61 N.C. App. 271 - State v. Graham