169 N.C. App. 797 - State v. Stevenson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

36 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 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “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.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 185 N.C. App. 160 - State v. Coltrane · 211 N.C. App. 362 - State v. BECKELHEIMER

2. “the ultimate test for determining whether such evidence is admissible is whether the incidents are sufficiently similar and not so remote in time as to be more probative than prejudicial under the balancing test of N.C.G.S. § 8C-1, Rule 403.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 185 N.C. App. 160 - State v. Coltrane · 198 N.C. App. 579 - State v. Hargrave

3. “Rule 404 (b) is one of inclusion, 'subject to but one exception requiring its exclusion if its only probative value is to show that the defendant has the propensity or disposition to commit an offense of the nature of the crime charged.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 185 N.C. App. 160 - State v. Coltrane · 193 N.C. App. 611 - State v. Nash