Stone v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “[alll the authorities in Indiana and the great weight of authority throughout the country hold that in a prosecution for uttering forged paper it is competent to show that shortly before or shortly after the event charged the accused uttered similar forged instruments to an extent which makes it improbable that he should have been ignorant of the forgery, as bearing on the intent with which the particular act was done. (Citations omitted). And many authorities hold that, where a number of like offenses were committed in a like manner, as if by following a novel system, evidence that the accused committed one of such offenses is competent on the question of his identity as the person who committed another for which he is on trial. (Citations omitted).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boney v. State

2. “Nor is such a positive identification essential in a case such as this because the checks themselves would be admissible to show a uniform method and design in the actions of the appellant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boney v. State