State v. Cromer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he purpose of all evidence is to sway the fact finder. In child abuse cases, much evidence will be at least somewhat prejudicial. Exclusion is required only when evidence is unfairly prejudicial [in a way that] substantially outweighs its probative value. “Unfair prejudice” is the undue tendency to suggest decisions on an improper basis, commonly though not necessarily, an emotional one.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Iowa v. Christopher Craig Thompson

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.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Iowa v. Karen Sue Huston

3. “more than mere '[i]mprovident trial strategy, miscalculated tactics, mistake, carelessness or inexperience'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Iowa v. Charles Raymond Albright