5 North Carolina opinions name it 2 courts 2018–2026 3 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by North Carolina courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Smithgreen2 sentences2026The purpose of a jury instruction “is to give a clear instruction which applies the law to the evidence in such manner as to assist the jury in understanding the case and in reaching a correct verdict.” State v. Smith, 360 N.C. 341, 346 (2006) (citation omitted). 2021The purpose of a jury instruction “is to give a clear instruction which applies the law to the evidence in such manner as to assist the jury in understanding the case and in reaching a correct verdict.” State v. Smith, 360 N.C. 341, 346 , 626 S.E.2d 258, 261 (2006). | 5 | 5 |
State v. Solomongreen1 sentence2026As this Court has previously recognized, the North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions are “[t]he preferred method of instructing the jury[.]” State v. Solomon, 117 N.C. | 1 | 1 |
State v. Williamsgreen2 sentences2018See State v. Smith , 360 N.C. 341 , 346, 626 S.E.2d 258 , 261 (2006) (The purpose of a jury instruction "is to give a clear instruction which applies the law to the evidence" and thus "assist the jury in understanding the case and in reaching a correct verdict." (quoting State v. Williams, 280 N.C. 132 , 136, 184 S.E.2d 875 , 877 (1971) ) ). 2018See State v. Smith , 360 N.C. 341 , 346, 626 S.E.2d 258 , 261 (2006) (The purpose of a jury instruction "is to give a clear instruction which applies the law to the evidence" and thus "assist the jury in understanding the case and in reaching a correct verdict." (quoting State v. Williams, 280 N.C. 132 , 136, 184 S.E.2d 875 , 877 (1971) ) ). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in North Carolina. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. Lee
green
1 sentence2019Such "omission of the stand-your-ground instruction permitted the jury to consider defendant's failure to retreat as evidence that his use of force was unnecessary, excessive, or unreasonable." See id ., 811 S.E.2d at 567 (quoting State v. Smith , 360 N.C. 341 , 346, 626 S.E.2d 258 , 261 (2006) ("The purpose of a jury instruction 'is to give a clear instruction which applies the law to the evidence' and thus 'assist the jury in understanding the case and in reaching a correct verdict.' ")). | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.