7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 34 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. Williams.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State v. Williams Anchor | green | “the trial court's findings of fact on a motion to suppress are conclusive on appeal if supported by competent evidence, even if the evidence is conflicting.” | 7 |
| 2 | State v. Cabbagestalk | green | “the north carolina constitution affords similar protection.” | 6 |
| 3 | State v. Oxendine | green | “the first step under plain error review is . . . to determine whether any error occurred at all.” | 5 |
| 4 | State v. Williams | green | “in evaluating the denial of a motion to suppress, the reviewing court must determine whether competent evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact and whether the findings of fact support the conclusions of law.” | 4 |
| 5 | State v. Miller | green | “generally permissive view of public dog sniffs under the fourth amendment.” | 4 |
| 6 | State v. Miller | green | “places police on a much shorter leash when employing dog sniffs in and around the home.” | 4 |
| 7 | State v. Mostafavi | green | “an indictment must allege all the essential elements of the offense endeavored to be charged, . . . an indictment couched in the language of the statute is generally sufficient to charge the statutory offense.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.