337 Ga. App. 562 - Steele v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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15 state decisions

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

1. “[i]n a criminal proceeding in which the accused is accused of an offense of child molestation, evidence of the accused's commission of another offense of child molestation shall be admissible and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Benning v. State · 343 Ga. App. 539 - BLEVINS v. the STATE.

2. “[a]lthough lustful disposition is not one of the purposes specifically set out in OCGA § 24-4-404 (b) for the admission of other acts, OCGA § 24-4-413 provides an exception to the general rule in sexual assault cases and allows the admission of propensity evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 351 Ga. App. 76 - McAllister v. State · 339 Ga. App. 353 - Kritlow v. the State

3. “[a] trial court's decision to admit other acts evidence will be overturned only [when] there is a clear abuse of discretion.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. DIAZ v. the STATE. · 351 Ga. App. 76 - McAllister v. State