State v. Gray’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “A trial [court’s] decision regarding the comparative probative value and prejudicial effect of evidence should be reversed only in exceptional circumstances. [This court] re view[s] a trial court’s decision regarding Rule 403[, SCRE,] pursuant to the abuse of discretion standard and [is] obligated to give great deference to the trial court’s judgment.”

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

2. “the measure of the importance of that tendency to [prove or disprove] the outcome of a case. It is the weight that a piece of relevant evidence will carry in helping the trier of fact decide the issues.”

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

3. “A trial court's decision regarding the comparative probative value versus prejudicial effect of evidence should be reversed only in exceptional circumstances.”

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