Collins v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
April 2006
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Heidel v. State · 437 So. 2d 19 - Box v. State · 567 So. 2d 237 - Johnston v. State · 707 So. 2d 547 - De La Beckwith v. State · 507 So. 2d 89 - Jenkins v. State
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[u]nder the Mississippi Rules of Evidence, when a defendant `opens the door' by testifying on direct examination that he is `pure as the driven snow,' it is permissible for the State to impeach him by inquiring into past arrests as well as other bad acts which go to the veracity of the defendant's direct testimony.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“M.R.E. 404 provides that evidence of a prior conviction or other bad act may be probative of knowledge or intent, even though a prior conviction is not admissible to show a person committed the offense again.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Tate v. State“unless the record discloses either that the actual case at trial was discussed or other facts that could support a finding of possible undue influence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Champluvier v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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