State v. Wilson’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
34 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 34 later decisions — most recently May 2025 · most notably State v. Wilson (1997), State v. Sanchez (1999)
34 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
Relies on Lincoln Grain, Inc. v. Coopers & Lybrand · State v. Kern · State v. Clancy · State v. Coca · State v. Hitt
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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“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.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“As noted in Lincoln Grain v. Coopers & Lybrand, 216 Neb. 433 , 345 N.W.2d 300 (1984), most evidence offered by one party to an action is intended to be prejudicial to the opposing party; it is only unfair prejudice with which § 27-403 is concerned. According to Lincoln Grain, supra at 439, 345 N.W.2d at 306 , “In the context of § 27-403 such prejudice means a tendency to suggest a decision on an improper basis.” Probative value, on the other hand, “is a relative concept and involves a measurement of the degree to which the evidence persuades the trier of fact that a particular fact exists and the distance of that particular fact from the ultimate issue in the case.” State v. Clancy, [ 224 Neb. 492, 498 , 398 N.W.2d 710, 715 (1987)]. The ultimate issue in this case was the defendant’s guilt or innocence of the crimes charged. Proof of motive was critical to the State’s case under the circumstances of the shooting____ Motive is defined as that “which leads or tempts the mind to indulge in a criminal act.” State v. Coca, 216 Neb. 76, 82 , 341 N.W.2d 606, 610 (1983).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Ruyle
How this case has been treated — in progress
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