People v. Greene’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “Our courts have repeatedly stressed the importance of limiting instructions when admitting proof of uncharged criminal acts because, “by giving thorough and repeated cautionary instructions to the jury on the limited purpose for which this evidence was being received, * * * the possibility of prejudice” is minimized (citations omitted). The failure to instruct the jury concerning the limited purposes for which this testimony was being received was error which heightened the danger of the jury receiving said evidence as proof of defendant’s propensity to commit the crimes charged. In a case such as this, where the finding of guilt rests squarely on the jury’s assessment of the credibility of the victim and defendant, we cannot say that the error was harmless and did not affect the jury’s verdict. Such errors “seriously impinged upon defendant’s right to a fair trial” (citations omitted). 61”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 671 F. Supp. 2d 338 - Robinson v. Graham

2. “Relevant indicia of state involvement which may transform private conduct into state action include: a clear connection between the police and the private investigation; completion of the private act at the instigation of the police; close supervision of the private conduct by the police; and a private act undertaken on behalf of the police to further a police objective.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Molnar v. Care House