Belcher v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Notwithstanding Rules 404 and 405, Texas Rules of Evidence, and subject to Section 2-a, evidence that the defendant has committed a separate offense described' fey Subséction (a)(1) or (2) [including an" offense of aggravated sexual assault of a child] may be admitted in the trial of an alleged offense described by' Subsection (a)(1) or (2) for any bearing the evidence has on relevant matters, including the character of the defendant and acts performed in conformity with the character of the defendant.'”

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

2. “Notwithstanding Rules 404 and 405, Texas Rules of Evidence, evidence. of other crimes, wrongs, or acts, committed by the defendant against the child who is the victim of the alleged offense shall be admitted for its bearing on relevant matters, including: (1) the state of mind of the defendant and the child; and (2) the previous and subsequent relationship between the defendant and the child,”

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

3. “Before evidence described by Section 2 may be introduced, the trial judge must: (1)- determine that the evidence likely to be admitted at trial will be adequate to support a finding by the jury that the defendant committed the separate offense beyond a reasonable doubt; and (2) conduct a hearing out of the presence of the jury for that purpose.”

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