216 W. Va. 331 - State v. Dennis’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
29 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 29 later decisions — most recently February 2026 · most notably State v. Saucier (2007), 234 W. Va. 143 - State of West Virginia v. Marcus Patrele McKinley (2014)
29 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 924
Relies on McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood · 194 W. Va. 138 - Chrystal R.M. v. Charlie A.L. · Christopher Strassheim v. Milton Daily · Gibson v. United States · United States, v. Jacinto Rodriguez-Moreno
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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“After carefully reviewing the record, we cannot say that the trial court abused its discretion in finding that the prior acts constituted intrinsic evidence, not subject to Rule 404(b)' analysis. While the acts were not part of a “single criminal episode” or “necessary preliminaries” to the charged offenses, it is difficult to conclude that the evidence was not necessary “to complete the story of the crimes on trial” or otherwise provide context to the crimes charged.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show that he or she acted in conformity therewith. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes, such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident [.]”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Rule 404(b) only applies to limit the admissibility of evidence of extrinsic acts. Intrinsic evidence, on the other hand, is generally admissible so that the jury may evaluate all the circumstances under which the defendant acted. That is, intrinsic evidence of a crime is admissible without analysis pursuant to Rule 404(b). * * * Other bad act evidence is intrinsic and admissible if it is (1) an uncharged offense which arose out of the same transaction or series of transactions as the charged offense, (2) inextricably intertwined with the evidence regarding the charged offense, or (3) necessary to complete the story of the crime. This is to say that evidence, not part of the crime charged but pertaining to the chain of events explaining the context, motive, and set-up of the crime, is properly admitted if linked in time and circumstances with the charged crime, or forms an integral and natural part of an account of the crime, or is necessary to complete the story of the crime for the jury. If the proffer fits into the intrinsic category, evidence of other crimes should not be suppressed when those facts come in as part and parcel of the proof charged in the indictment. Regardless of whether the evidence is intrinsic or extrinsic to the charged crime, it must still pass the Rule 403 test to ensure that its probative value is not substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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