State v. Dotson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 15 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “admission of other wrongs carries with it the inherent risk of the jury convicting a defendant of a crime based upon his or her bad character or propensity to commit a crime, rather than the strength of the proof of guilt on the specific charge. When the defendant’s [other] bad acts are similar to the crime for which the defendant is on trial, the risk of unfair prejudice is even higher.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State of Tennessee v. Hubert Glenn Sexton · State of Tennessee v. Henry Lee Jones

2. “(1) The court upon request must hold a hearing outside the jury’s presence; (2) The court must determine that a material issue exists other than conduct conforming with a character trait and must upon request state on the record the material issue, the ruling, and the reasons for admitting the evidence; (3) The court must find proof of the other crime, wrong, or act to be clear and convincing; and (4) The court must exclude the evidence if its probative value is outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State of Tennessee v. Jessie Dotson · State of Tennessee v. Henry Lee Jones

3. “Two or more offenses may be joined in the same indictment, presentment, or information, with each offense stated in a separate count, or consolidated pursuant to Rule 13, if: (1) the offenses constitute parts of a common scheme or plan; or (2) they are of the same or similar character.”

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