State v. King’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show action in conformity therewith. It may, however, be admissible to show motive, identity, the existence of a common scheme or plan, the absence of mistake or accident, or intent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. King

2. “Even if these prior bad acts fell within a 404(b) exception, the [trial] court failed to determine whether the prior bad act evidence was clear and convincing, and failed to conduct an on-the-record Rule 403 balancing test.”

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

3. “provided no indication that it properly considered Rules 401, 403, or 404(b) [of the South Carolina Rules of Evidence].”

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