136 N.C. App. 820 - State v. Willis’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
July 2015
most recently cited
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Coffey · Pataki v. Grumet · State of Arizona v. State of California · Kansas v. Nebraska · State v. McClain
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the two acts must be sufficiently similar as to logically establish a common plan or scheme to commit the offense charged, not merely to show the defendant's character or propensity to commit a like crime.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“The showing required to admit the evidence under the exception for motive is somewhat different. For motive, the prior act must pertain]] to the chain of events explaining the context, motive and set-up of the crime and form[] an integral and natural part of an account of the crime . . . necessary to complete the story of the crime for the jury.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“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, or absence of mistake, entrapment or accident. . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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