State v. M. Blaz’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

29 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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “amorphous, overlapping, and dependent upon the underlying facts.”

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

2. “this Court's review is de novo. Blaz , ¶ 10 ; Madplume , ¶ 19 . DISCUSSION ¶9 1. Did the District Court abuse its discretion by admitting evidence related to Ellison's prior acts? ¶10 While conceding that Fritz involvement with Ellison's prior charges was generally admissible under M. R. Evid. 404(b) as evidence of Ellison's motive, Ellison challenges the State's introduction of detailed facts underlying those cases as violative of M. R. Evid. 404(b). In answer, the State argues the evidence was properly admitted to demonstrate Ellison's”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Ellison

3. “review[s] evidentiary rulings for an abuse of discretion, which occurs when a district court acts arbitrarily without conscientious judgment or exceeds the bounds of reason, resulting in substantial injustice.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Ellison