96 N.C. App. 270 - State v. Richardson’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. “[u]nder N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-141.4 (a1), driving while impaired is a lesser included offense of felony death by vehicle. Upon conviction of felony death by vehicle the lesser offense merges into the greater.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Altman · 198 N.C. App. 443 - State v. Davis

2. “To convict a defendant under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-28 (a) of driving while his license is revoked the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt (1) the defendant's operation of a motor vehicle (2) on a public highway (3) while his operator's license is revoked.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 259 N.C. App. 358 - State v. Hines

3. “had actual or constructive knowledge of the revocation[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 N.C. App. 141 - State v. Clark