State v. Dean’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “INSTRUCTION NO. 4 "There has been evidence offered tending to prove gang membership and affiliation. The evidence may only be used to show motive, part of the events surrounding the commission of the crime, the relationship of the parties, identification and witness bias. This evidence shall not be considered for any other purpose.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Owens · State v. Levy

2. “[T]he district court mitigated any undue prejudice . . . by instructing the jury that evidence of 'gang membership and affiliation . . . may be used to show motive, part of the events surrounding the commission of the crime, the relationship of the parties, identification, and witness bias' and 'shall not be considered for any other purpose.' As a result, we hold the district court did not err when it admitted evidence of gang affiliation.”

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

3. “At trial, [the witness] admitted that he was testifying in hopes of getting a reduced sentence in his federal case; defense counsel cross-examined [the witness] on this point; and defense counsel hammered [the witness'] bias in closing argument. Thus, the jury was well aware of [the witness'] benefit and well-equipped to weigh his credibility without a specific cautionary instruction.”

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