Statute treatment: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-146

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 66 citation events across 25 distinct cases.

66citations total

25distinct interpreting cases

4distinct courts

4citations in last 5y

1980–2023year range

Top 13 leading cases

#1 State v. Osterhoudt (2012) ncctapp 13 own cites 11× in case

#2 State v. Hudson (2010) ncctapp 25 own cites 3× in case

#3 State v. Baublitz, Jr. (2005) ncctapp 24 own cites 2× in case

#4 Sobczak v. Vorholt (2007) ncctapp 9 own cites 2× in case

#5 McDevitt v. Stacy (2002) ncctapp 12 own cites 1× in case

#6 State v. Sutton (2018) ncctapp 3 own cites 2× in case

#7 Ligon v. MATTHEW ALLEN STRICKLAND (2006) ncctapp 5 own cites 1× in case

#8 State v. Hefler (1983) ncctapp 4 own cites 1× in case

#9 State v. Jones (2018) ncctapp 2 own cites 2× in case

#10 Asbury v. City of Raleigh (1980) ncctapp 3 own cites 2× in case

#11 United States v. Gallardo-Gonzalez (2009) ca4 1 own cites 1× in case

#12 Tate v. Christy (1994) ncctapp 1 own cites 3× in case

#13 State v. McKenzie (2013) ncctapp 1 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.