Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

29 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(Citation and punctuation omitted.) Smith , 302 Ga. at 725 (4), 808 S.E.2d 661 . Evidence pertaining to the chain of events explaining the context, motive, and set-up of the crime, is properly admitted if it is linked in time and circumstances with the charged crime, or forms an integral and natural part of an account of the crime, or is necessary to complete the story of the crime for the jury. ... Evidence of other acts is”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. State · Tyner v. State

2. “Generally, all relevant evidence shall be admissible, OCGA § 24-4-402. Under OCGA § 24-4-403, however, relevant evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence. The application of OCGA § 24-4-403 is a matter committed principally to the discretion of the trial courts, and as we have explained before, the exclusion of relevant evidence under OCGA § 24-4-403 is an extraordinary remedy that should be used only sparingly.”

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

3. “inextricably intertwined with the evidence regarding the charged offenses, as such portions formed an integral and natural part of his account of the circumstances surrounding the offenses.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 351 Ga. App. 58 - Hill v. State