State v. Ellis’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

30 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[p]articular acts, vices, or courses of conduct of a witness may not be inquired into or proved by extrinsic evidence for the purpose of attacking his character for truthfulness, other than conviction of crime as provided in Articles 609 and 609.1 or as constitutionally required.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 945 So. 2d 701 - State v. Galliano · 750 So. 2d 1036 - State v. Hotoph

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, or waste of time.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 945 So. 2d 701 - State v. Galliano · 670 So. 2d 624 - State v. Clark

3. “. . . that state of mind which exists when the circumstances indicate that the offender actively desired the prescribed criminal consequences to follow his act or failure to act.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 974 So. 2d 881 - State v. Smith · 742 So. 2d 699 - State v. Zeno