State v. Davis’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
20
cited by 20 later decisions
3
states following
March 2019
most recently cited
19 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Buchanan v. Kentucky · 49 Cal. 3d 1136 - People v. Stoll · 155 Wis. 2d 633 - State v. Pulizzano · State v. Cavallo · 97 Wis. 2d 72 - Steele v. State
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]his evidence has probative value in sexual assault cases, where there is often no neutral witness to the assault and there is seldom any physical evidence implicating the defendant. Such profile evidence may be extremely important to the defense. Such testimony may also be useful to the trier of fact, helping it to determine a fact in issue, that is, whether the defendant committed the crime, by showing circumstantial evidence of the defendant's innocence. [20]”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Kleser · State v. Walters“[r]eliability is an issue for the trier of fact, not the trial judge as a predicate for admissibility.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Rule 404(a): “Evidence of a person’s character or a trait of character is not admissible for the purpose of proving action in conformity therewith on a particular occasion, except: (1) Character of accused. Evidence of a pertinent trait of character offered by an accused ....” Rule 405(a): “In all cases in which evidence of character or a trait of character of a person is admissible, proof may be made ... by testimony in the form of an opinion.” Rule 702: “If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise.” Rule 704: “Testimony in the form of an opinion or inference otherwise admissible is not objectionable because it embraces an ultimate issue to be decided by the trier of fact.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Passmore
How this case has been treated — in progress
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