State v. Squire’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

44 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 46 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Thus, in determining whether evidence of a character trait is admissible under Rule 404(a)(1), the trial court must determine whether the trait in question is relevant; i.e., whether it would “make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action” more or less probable than it would be without evidence of the trait.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 99 N.C. App. 615 - State v. Ronald Junior Cotton · State v. Walston

2. “relevant in the context of the crime charged.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Bogle · 99 N.C. App. 615 - State v. Ronald Junior Cotton

3. “(a) Character evidence generally.— Evidence of a person's character or a trait of his character is not admissible for the purpose of proving that he acted in conformity therewith on a particular occasion, except: (1) Character of accused.—Evidence of a pertinent trait of his character offered by an accused, or by the prosecution to rebut the same[.]”

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