State v. Forbes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

51 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 51 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “we have consistently acknowledged the need to be 'vigilant in reviewing the admission of evidence of uncharged misconduct, because once jurors learn of uncharged misconduct, they tend to use an entirely different calculus of probabilities in deciding whether to convict.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Lipka · State v. Norman McAllister

2. “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 or accident.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Lipka

3. “The point of establishing the existence of an incestuous relationship was not to make an issue of defendant’s general character for sexually abusing females of minor age. Rather, the point was to establish specifically defendant’s propensity to engage in sexual contact with his daughter as an object of his desire.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Winter