Amey v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A much greater degree of similarity between the charged crime and the uncharged crime is required when the evidence of the other crime is introduced to prove identity than when it is introduced to prove a state of mind. Much more is demanded than the mere repeated commission of crimes of the same class, such as repeated murders, robberies, or rapes.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. SLOAN v. the STATE.

2. “Evidence of another crime may be admitted “to show the defendant’s motive for committing the crime with which he is charged,” but not to demonstrate “a propensity to act in accordance with the character indicated by that [other crime or] conduct.” United States v. Cunningham, 103 F3d 553, 556 (7th Cir. 1996).”

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

3. “probably the most rarely used purpose of those listed in Rule 404 (b). It admits evidence that relates to the defendant's specific ability or wherewithal to commit the crime charged.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. SLOAN v. the STATE.