State v. Mohapatra’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

37 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 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show that the person 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, or to prove that defendant feared imminent bodily harm and that the fear was reasonable.””

   11 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Anibal Acevedo · State v. Gautier

2. “[t]he admissibility of evidence is within the sound discretion of the trial justice, and this Court will not interfere with the trial justice's decision unless a clear abuse of discretion is apparent.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Gaudreau · STATE v. Jesse S. PERRY.

3. “When charges of sexual abuse hinge upon a credibility contest between [a] defendant and * * * complainant, relevant evidence of prior sexual misconduct is reasonably necessary to support the complainant's testimony.”

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