181 W. Va. 447 - State v. Jackson’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “[W]here the state attempt[s] to introduce evidence of other crimes or wrongful acts on the part of a defendant to prove system, motive, intent or opportunity, as outlined in Rule [404(b)], known as the collateral crime rule, ‘we have emphasized that [to be admissible, evidence of] the collateral crimes must [relate to crimes that] have occurred reasonably close in point of time to the present offense.’ State v. Dolin, 176 W.Va. 688 , 347 S.E.2d 208, 214 (1986). See, e.g., State v. Messer, 166 W.Va. 806 , 277 S.E.2d 634 (1981) (per curiam); Syllabus Point 7, State v. Withrow, 142 W.Va. 522 , 96 S.E.2d 913 (1957); Syllabus Point 3, State v. Gargiliana, 138 W.Va. 376 , 76 S.E.2d 265 (1953); Syllabus Point 2, State v. Evans, 136 W.Va. 1 , 66 S.E.2d 545 (1951); Syllabus Point 4, State v. Lewis, 133 W.Va. 584 , 57 S.E.2d 513 (1949).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 183 W. Va. 641 - State v. Edward Charles L.