44 Ohio App. 3d 42 - State v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis

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45 state decisions

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

1. “Leading questions. Leading questions should not be used on the direct examination of a witness except as may be necessary to develop his testimony. Ordinarily leading questions should be permitted on cross-examination. When a party calls a hostile witness, an adverse party, or a witness identified with an adverse party, interrogation may be by leading questions.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Melton, Unpublished Decision (10-26-2006) · State v. Ryan, Unpublished Decision (9-29-2006)

2. “[t]he exception `except as may be necessary to develop his testimony' is quite broad and places the limits upon the use of leading questions on direct examination within the sound judicial discretion of the trial court.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Ryan, Unpublished Decision (9-29-2006) · State v. Johnson, Unpublished Decision (12-11-2003)

3. “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.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Lortz, 23762 (6-25-2008) · 100 F. Supp. 2d 521 - Jamison v. Collins