680 So. 2d 225 - Ex Parte Register’s Empirical Analysis

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36 state decisions

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1. “`Motive is an inducement, or that which leads or tempts the mind to do or commit the crime charged.' Spicer v. State, 188 Ala. 9, 26 , 65 So. 972, 977 (1914). Motive is `that state of mind which works to”

   10 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stephens v. State · Frye v. State

2. “"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, provided that upon request by the accused, the prosecution in a criminal case shall provide reasonable notice in advance of trial, or during trial if the court excuses pretrial notice on good cause shown, of the general nature of any such evidence it intends to introduce at trial."”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 977 So. 2d 533 - Garner v. State · 776 So. 2d 206 - Estes v. State

3. “"There is another reason why the evidence was admissible here. The record reveals that there was a resemblance between the sexual misconduct with which Register was charged and the prior collateral acts as to which evidence was admitted. Register's natural daughter, L.R., testified that Register's sexual abuse always began with massages. Likewise, Register's two stepdaughters testified that Register would massage them before sexually abusing them. Therefore, the testimony of Register's acts against his natural daughter `are so connected by circumstances with the particular crime in issue as that the proof of one fact with its circumstances has some bearing upon the issue on trial other than to show the defendant's bad character or moral delinquency.' Brasher v. State , 249 Ala. 96 , 100 , 30 So.2d 31 , 35 (1947) (emphasis added) (citations omitted). "Under the facts of this case, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in permitting evidence of Register's collateral sexual misconduct committed upon his natural daughter, because that evidence had some tendency to show that Register had a passion or propensity for unusual and abnormal sexual relations. C. Gamble, Character Evidence, supra , at 45-46."”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 168 So. 3d 90 - R.C.W. v. State · 718 So. 2d 123 - Campbell v. State