Pope v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

32 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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Evidence of other crimes, wrongs or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show action 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.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hicks v. State · Dollard v. State

2. “Although relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time or needless presentation of cumulative evidence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Abrams v. State · Timblin v. Kent General Hosp.(Inc.)

3. “It is only if the evidence of uncharged misconduct offered by the State is not admissible pursuant to any of the exceptions set forth in D.R.E. 404(b), or for any other consistent purpose, that a trial judge may consider the admissibility of such evidence pursuant to the carefully circumscribed "inextricably intertwined” doctrine. That doctrine’s applicability is limited to "inextricably intertwined” evidence of uncharged misconduct which, if excluded, would create a “chronological and conceptual void” in the State's presentation of its case to the jury that would likely result in significant confusion.”

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