Rios v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Proof that Sweatt had sold marijuana on other occasions had no relevancy except to show that Sweatt had dealt in drags before and hence was likely to have done so again. That is precisely the type of proof that must be excluded. If Sweatt was guilty of other crimes, then, as we said in Alford, “each may be examined separately in a court of law, and punishment may be imposed for those established with the required certainty. ...””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 85 Ark. App. 308 - Von Holt v. State

2. “Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show that he 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.”

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

3. ““It was clearly error for the trial court to admit the evidence of other sales or delivery of drugs to simply prove Rios made a delivery on May the 4th. Therefore, we will reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand this case for new trial.””

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