State v. Garcia’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Except as provided in Article 412 [not applicable here], evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show that he acted in conformity therewith. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes, such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, absence of mistake or accident, provided that upon request by the accused, the prosecution in a criminal case shall provide reasonable notice in advance of trial, of the nature of any such evidence it intends to introduce at trial for such purposes, or when it relates to the conduct that constitutes an integral part of the act or transaction that is the subject of the present proceeding.”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Waterhouse · 206 So. 3d 990 - State v. Copelin

2. “In this analysis, the court seeks to answer the question: Is this evidence so related to the crime on trial or a material issue or defense therein that, if admitted, its relevancy will outweigh the prejudicial effect, which the defendant will necessarily be burdened with?”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Jackson · 245 So. 3d 93 - State v. Drummer

3. “Assistance of counsel in one’s defense and the appointment of counsel if indigent is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the- federal constitution and by Article I, § 13 of the Louisiana Constitution. When counsel is required, the constitutional mandate for a fair trial requires counsel to be competent. The assistance of counsel is an essential right because it is the means by which a defendant asserts all other constitutional rights within our justice system. Therefore, when counsel has a conflict of interest, the conflict may thwart the assertion of a full defense to criminal charges. Such conflicts usually arise in the context of joint representation. However, joint representation is not per se illegal and does not violate the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution or Article I, § 13 of the Louisiana Constitution unless it gives rise to an actual conflict of interest. Generally, under our jurisprudence, “Indigent Defender Boards are ... treated as the equivalent of private law firms to effectuate a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of conflict-free counsel and the ethical obligation of an attorney associated with other lawyers in a firm to avoid representing a client ‘when any one of them practicing alone would be prohibited from doing so.... ’ La. Rules of Professional Responsibility, Rule 1.10(a).” State v. Connolly, 06-0540 (La. 6/2/06), 930 So.2d 951, 954, n. 1 ; State v. McNeal, 594 So.2d 876 (La.1992).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 217 So. 3d 651 - State v. Thomas