Owens v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
March 1987
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 110 So. 2d 654 - Williams v. State · 334 So. 2d 305 - Dodson v. State · 361 So. 2d 799 - Knox v. State · Waddy v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“"The testimony objected to tended to prove motive, `which inquires into the accused's reason for acting as charged and suggests that because he had a specific reason to commit the offense he did so.' . .. The trial judge acted within sound discretion in deciding that the legitimate purpose of the evidence outweighed its inherent prejudice ..." (citations omitted)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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