State v. Fleming’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'common scheme' ... as a series of acts or omissions motivated by a purpose to accomplish a single criminal objective or by a common purpose or plan which results in the repeated commission of the same offense or affects the same person or the same persons or the property thereof”

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

2. “acts which closely follow one another evidenc[e] a continuing criminal design.”

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

3. “Requirement of authentication or identification. (a) General provision. The requirement of authentication or identification as a condition precedent to admissibility is satisfied by evidence sufficient to support a finding that the matter in question is what its proponent claims. (b) Illustrations. By way of illustration only, and not by way of limitation, the following are examples of authentication or identification conforming with the requirements of this rule: (2) Nonexpert opinion on handwriting. Nonexpert opinion as to the genuineness of handwriting, based upon familiarity not acquired for purposes of litigation.”

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