State v. Guill’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

62 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 62 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Guill , ¶ 36. All Federal circuits recognize the legitimacy of admitting properly limited relevant evidence that is intrinsic to or inextricably intertwined with a charged crime. Guill , ¶ 28. ¶ 39 We have cautioned that the transaction rule should not be used to admit evidence of other crimes, wrongs or acts to”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Stout · State v. Ellison

2. “[t]he rationale for admitting transaction evidence is, first, that it is theoretically difficult to subdivide a course of conduct into discrete criminal acts and `other' conduct and, second, practically speaking it is difficult for a witness to testify coherently to an event if the witness is only permitted to reference the minutely defined elements of the crime.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Stout · State v. Ellison

3. “a comprehensive and complete picture of the commission of a crime.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Stout · State v. Ellison