State v. Colf’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

61 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 61 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “1. The impeachment value of the prior crime. 2. The point in time of the conviction and the witness’s subsequent history. 3. The similarity between the past crime and the charged crime. 4. The importance of the defendant’s testimony. 5. The centrality of the credibility issue.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Martin · State v. Rollins

2. “Evidence of a conviction under this rule is not admissible if a period of more than ten years has elapsed since the date of the conviction or of the release of the witness from confinement imposed for that conviction, whichever is the later date, unless the court determines, in the interests of justice, that the probative value of the conviction supported by specific facts and circumstances substantially outweighs its prejudicial effect.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Shands · State v. Cooper

3. “[E]vidence of similar offenses inevitably suggests to the jury the defendant's propensity to commit the crime with which he is charged. This risk is not eliminated by limiting instructions.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Robinson · State v. Bryant