Goodloe v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
12
cited by 12 later decisions
1
states following
December 1996
most recently cited
12 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Drollinger v. State · Murphy v. State · Wilson v. State · Willard v. State · Lock v. State
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The law in Indiana is that evidence is relevant if it has a tendency to prove a material fact. Jones v. State, (1981) Ind., 425 N.E.2d 128, 131 ; Lock v. State, (1980) 273 Ind. 315 , 403 N.E.2d 1360, 1367 . The trial court has wide discretion in ruling on the relevance of evidence. White v. State, (1981) Ind., 425 N.E.2d 95, 97 ; Turpin v. State, (1980) [272] Ind. [629] 400 N.E.2d 1119, 1122 . Furthermore, any evidence tending to connect an accused with the commission of a crime is admissible. Wilson v. State, (1978) 268 Ind. 112, 116 , 374 N.E.2d 45, 47 ; Pullins v. State, (1970) 253 Ind. 644, 647 , 256 N.E.2d 553, 555 . Positive proof of authentication of evidence with such a tendency is not required for admissibility. "Lack of positive proof or positive authentication only reflects on the weight of evidence and the inferences drawn therefrom by the trier of fact." Wilson, supra.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Gentry v. State“(a) A person having the care of a dependent, whether assumed voluntarily or because of a legal obligation, who knowingly or intentionally; (1) places the dependent in a situation that may endanger his life or health; commits neglect of a dependent, a Class D felony. However, ... the offense is a Class B felony if it results in serious bodily injury.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Barrett v. State“Lack of positive proof or positive authentication only reflects on the weight of evidence and the inferences drawn therefrom by the trier of fact.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Gentry v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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