State v. Pedde’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “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.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Thomas · State v. Helling

2. “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 operan-di” is, however, only one method by which other crimes can prove identity[.]”

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

3. “is not precluded from introducing evidence relevant to establishing an element of an offense merely because of the existence of other evidence relevant to that element.”

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