790 So. 2d 705 - State v. Charles’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

17 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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the purpose served by admission of the other crimes evidence is not to depict the defendant as a bad man, but rather to complete the story of the crime on trial by proving its immediate context of happenings near in time and place.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Acevedo · 242 So. 3d 1279 - State v. Garcie

2. “[e]xcept as provided in Article 412, evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show that he acted in conformity therewith. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes, such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, 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, of the nature of any such evidence it intends to introduce at trial for such purposes, or when it relates to conduct that constitutes an integral part of the act or transaction that is the subject of the present proceeding.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 80 So. 3d 571 - State v. Douglas · 970 So. 2d 1111 - State v. LaGarde

3. “is admissible without any prior notice to the defense. State v. Charles , 00-1586 (La. App. 5 Cir. 6/27/01), 790 So.2d 705 , 708. A close connexity between the charged and uncharged conduct is required to ensure that”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Acevedo · 242 So. 3d 1279 - State v. Garcie