572 So. 2d 800 - State v. Mitchell’s Empirical Analysis

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8 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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “B. Other crimes, wrongs, or acts. (1) Except as provided in Article 412, 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, absence of mistake or accident, or when it relates to conduct that constitutes an integral part of the act or transaction that is the subject of the present proceeding [emphasis added].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 649 So. 2d 1078 - State v. Smith

2. “The fact of an intoxicated or drugged condition of the offender at the time of the commission of the crime is immaterial, except as follows: * * * * * * (2) Where the circumstances indicate that an intoxicated or drugged condition has precluded the presence of a specific criminal intent or of special knowledge required in a particular crime, this fact constitutes a defense to a prosecution for that crime.”

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

3. “Res gestae events constituting other crimes are deemed admissible because they are so nearly connected to the charged offense that the prosecution could not accurately present its case without reference to them. A close connexity in time and location is required between the charged offense and the other crimes evidence. (citations omitted)”

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