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12 North Carolina opinions name it 1 courts 1984–2025 1 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. Normangreen2 sentences2011As this Court has previously explained, “ ‘[a] trial judge is given wide latitude in determining the existence of . . . mitigating factors, and the trial court’s failure to find a mitigating factor is error only when no other reasonable inferences can’be drawn from the evidence.’ ” Id. (quoting State v. Norman, 151 N.C. 2010“Atrial judge is given ‘wide latitude in determining the existence of . . . mitigating factors,’ and the trial court’s failure to find a mitigating factor is error only when ‘no other reasonable inferences can be drawn from the evidence.’ ” State v. Norman, 151 N.C. | 3 | 4 |
State v. Cantygreen2 sentences2002The trial court’s failure to find a mitigating factor is error only when the evidence so clearly establishes the fact in issue such that “no other reasonable inferences can be drawn from the evidence.” Id. at 524 , 364 S.E.2d at 413 . 2002The trial court’s failure to find a mitigating factor is error only when the evidence so clearly establishes the fact in issue such that “no other reasonable inferences can be drawn from the evidence.” Id. at 524 , 364 S.E.2d at 413 . | 2 | 4 |
State v. Godleygreen2 sentences2009"A trial judge is given `wide latitude in determining the existence of . . . mitigating factors,' and the trial court's failure to find a mitigating factor is error only when `no other reasonable inferences can be drawn from the evidence.'" State v. Godley, 140 N.C. 2002“A trial judge is given ‘wide latitude in deter *106 mining the existence of . . . mitigating factors,’ and the trial court’s failure to find a mitigating factor is error only when ‘no other reasonable inferences can be drawn from the evidence.’ ” State v. Godley, 140 N.C. | 2 | 2 |
State v. Mabrygreen2 sentences2016In North Carolina, " '[a] trial judge is given wide latitude in determining the existence of mitigating factors, and the trial court's failure to find a mitigating factor is error only when no other reasonable inferences can be drawn from the evidence.' " State v. Bacon, 228 N.C.App. 432 , 436, 745 S.E.2d 905 , 908-09 (2013) (quoting State v. Mabry, 217 N.C.App. 465 , 471, 720 S.E.2d 697 , 702 (2011) ). 2016In North Carolina, " '[a] trial judge is given wide latitude in determining the existence of mitigating factors, and the trial court's failure to find a mitigating factor is error only when no other reasonable inferences can be drawn from the evidence.' " State v. Bacon, 228 N.C.App. 432 , 436, 745 S.E.2d 905 , 908-09 (2013) (quoting State v. Mabry, 217 N.C.App. 465 , 471, 720 S.E.2d 697 , 702 (2011) ). | 1 | 2 |
State v. Johnsongreen1 sentence2025“A trial judge is given wide latitude in determining the existence of . . . mitigating factors, and the trial court’s failure to find a mitigating factor is error only when no other reasonable inferences can be drawn from the evidence.” State v. Johnson, 196 N.C. | 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. Jones
green
2 sentences2016On appeal, a trial court may be reversed for failure to find a mitigating factor "only when the evidence offered in support of that factor 'is both uncontradicted and manifestly credible.' " Mabry, 217 N.C.App. at 471 , 720 S.E.2d at 702 (quoting State v. Jones, 309 N.C. 214 , 220, 306 S.E.2d 451 , 456 (1983) ). 2016On appeal, a trial court may be reversed for failure to find a mitigating factor "only when the evidence offered in support of that factor 'is both uncontradicted and manifestly credible.' " Mabry, 217 N.C.App. at 471 , 720 S.E.2d at 702 (quoting State v. Jones, 309 N.C. 214 , 220, 306 S.E.2d 451 , 456 (1983) ). | 2 | 1984–2016 |
State v. Ferguson
green
2 sentences2009App. 15, 27 , 535 S.E.2d 566, 575 (2000) (quoting State v. Canty, 321 N.C. 520, 524 , 364 S.E.2d 410, 413 (1988)), disc. review denied, 353 N.C. 387 , 547 S.E.2d 25 (2001). 2002App. 15, 27 , 535 S.E.2d 566, 575 (2000) (quoting State v. Canty, 321 N.C. 520, 524 , 364 S.E.2d 410, 413 (1988)), disc. review denied, 353 N.C. 387 , 547 S.E.2d 25 , cert. denied, 532 U.S. 964 , 149 L. | 2 | 2002–2009 |
State v. Flippen
green
2 sentences2009App. 15, 27 , 535 S.E.2d 566, 575 (2000) (quoting State v. Canty, 321 N.C. 520, 524 , 364 S.E.2d 410, 413 (1988)), disc. review denied, 353 N.C. 387 , 547 S.E.2d 25 (2001). 2002App. 15, 27 , 535 S.E.2d 566, 575 (2000) (quoting State v. Canty, 321 N.C. 520, 524 , 364 S.E.2d 410, 413 (1988)), disc. review denied, 353 N.C. 387 , 547 S.E.2d 25 , cert. denied, 532 U.S. 964 , 149 L. | 2 | 2002–2009 |
State v. Bacon
green
2 sentences2016In North Carolina, " '[a] trial judge is given wide latitude in determining the existence of mitigating factors, and the trial court's failure to find a mitigating factor is error only when no other reasonable inferences can be drawn from the evidence.' " State v. Bacon, 228 N.C.App. 432 , 436, 745 S.E.2d 905 , 908-09 (2013) (quoting State v. Mabry, 217 N.C.App. 465 , 471, 720 S.E.2d 697 , 702 (2011) ). 2016In North Carolina, " '[a] trial judge is given wide latitude in determining the existence of mitigating factors, and the trial court's failure to find a mitigating factor is error only when no other reasonable inferences can be drawn from the evidence.' " State v. Bacon, 228 N.C.App. 432 , 436, 745 S.E.2d 905 , 908-09 (2013) (quoting State v. Mabry, 217 N.C.App. 465 , 471, 720 S.E.2d 697 , 702 (2011) ). | 1 | 2016–2016 |
State v. Johnson
neutral
1 sentence2011As this Court has previously explained, “ ‘[a] trial judge is given wide latitude in determining the existence of . . . mitigating factors, and the trial court’s failure to find a mitigating factor is error only when no other reasonable inferences can’be drawn from the evidence.’ ” Id. (quoting State v. Norman, 151 N.C. | 1 | 2011–2011 |
Pogue v. Ratelle
green
1 sentence2002App. 15, 27 , 535 S.E.2d 566, 575 (2000) (quoting State v. Canty, 321 N.C. 520, 524 , 364 S.E.2d 410, 413 (1988)), disc. review denied, 353 N.C. 387 , 547 S.E.2d 25 , cert. denied, 532 U.S. 964 , 149 L. | 1 | 2002–2002 |
Tucker v. Mossing
green
1 sentence2002App. 15, 27 , 535 S.E.2d 566, 575 (2000) (quoting State v. Canty, 321 N.C. 520, 524 , 364 S.E.2d 410, 413 (1988)), disc. review denied, 353 N.C. 387 , 547 S.E.2d 25 , cert. denied, 532 U.S. 964 , 149 L. | 1 | 2002–2002 |
State v. Winnex
green
2 sentences1984D Defendant Carter contends that the court erred in failing to find as a mitigating factor that he was only a passive participant in these crimes. “[A] trial judge’s failure to find a mitigating factor will be error where the evidence is (1) substantial or uncontradicted and (2) inherently credible.” State v. Winnex, 66 N.C. 1984App. 280 , 311 S.E. 2d 594 (1984). | 1 | 1984–1984 |
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.