State v. Eagle Hawk’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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[a] statute will be held void for vagueness if the forbidden conduct is so poorly defined “that [persons] of common intelligence must necessarily guess at its meaning and differ as to its applica-tion_” State v. Blakey, 399 N.W.2d 317, 318 (S.D.1987) (quoting Connally v. General Constr. Co., 269 U.S. 385, 391 , 46 S.Ct. 126, 127 , 70 L.Ed. 322, 328 (1926)). Accord, State v. Bad Heart Bull, 257 N.W.2d 715, 720 (S.D.1977). The proscription against vagueness emanates from the Due Process Clause’s mandate that people be given fair notice of prohibited conduct. See Connally, 269 U.S. at 391 , 46 S.Ct. at 127 , 70 L.Ed. at 328 ; 21 Am.Jur2d Criminal Law § 17 (1981).”

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

2. “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.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matter of R.S.S.

3. “[i]f such a weighing was accomplished, we are certain the circuit court judge would have disallowed this evidence as its probative value is substantially overcome by its prejudicial effect.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Matter of R.S.S.