Crafton v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

10 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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “However, the evidence relied upon to 'open the door' must leave the trier of fact with a false or misleading impression of the facts related.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davis v. State · Lundquist v. State

2. “To decide whether character evidence is admissible under Rule 404(b), the trial court must: (1) determine whether the evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is relevant to a matter at issue other than the person's propensity to engage in a wrongful act; and (2) balance the probative value of the evidence against its prejudicial effect pursuant to Indiana Evidence Rule 403.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davis v. State

3. “a party may not present an argument or issue to an appellate court unless the party raised the same argument or issue before the trial court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Washington v. State