State v. Madplume’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

56 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 58 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The distinction between admissible and inadmissible Rule 404(b) evidence turns on the intended purpose of the evidence, not its substance.”

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

2. “may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence.”

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

3. “rises to the level of being unfairly prejudicial only if it arouses the jury's hostility or sympathy for one side without regard to its probative value, if it confuses or misleads the trier of fact, or if it unduly distracts from the main issues.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Colburn · City of Bozeman v. McCarthy