State v. Dace’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
39 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 39 later decisions — most recently April 2020 · most notably State v. Nelson (1998), Shamburger v. Behrens (1986)
39 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3481
Relies on United States v. Wade · Neil v. Biggers · Manson v. Brathwaite · Malloy v. Hogan · Brown v. United States
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 39 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“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.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Lowther · State v. Tiger“The exception in Rule 404(b) for use of other crimes evidence to prove identity will probably be used most often to encompass another exception in McCormick’s list that does not appear elsewhere in the Rule: “[t]o prove other like crimes by the accused so nearly identical in method as to earmark them as the handiwork of the accused.” This exception, often referred to as the “handiwork or signature exception” or the exception for “modus operandi” is, however, only one method by which other crimes can prove identity....”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Pedde“The question of balancing the probative value against the risk of unfair prejudice and the other Rule 403 considerations is one for the trial judge to resolve in the sound exercise of discretion. With regard to our review of the exercise of that discretion, we must determine whether there has been an abuse of discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Janssen
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.