Lard v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

98 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 98 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “As a general matter, • all relevant evidence is admissible. Ark. R. Evid. 402. Relevant evidence is evidence that has a tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more, or, less probable than it would be without the evidence. Ark. R. Evid. 401. Evidence, although relevant, may be |4excluded if, its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice. Ark. R. Evid. 403.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 2015 Ark. App. 516 - Gutierrez v. State

2. “may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Bertrand v. State