Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When a person is strangled by compressing the jugular veins, blood vessels in the head become over-inflated with blood, and the smaller vessels will burst, leaving petechiae. When petechiae are caused by strangulation, they are found only in the head. When they are caused by something else, they can be found throughout the body.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In the Matter of: K.A.H., a Child in Need of Services, and A.V.U. (Mother) v. The Indiana Department of Child Services

2. “Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show action in conformity therewith. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes, such as proof of motive, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident....”

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

3. “In assessing the admissibility of 404(b) evidence, we determine whether the evidence is relevant to a matter at issue other then the defendant's propensity to commit the charged act, and we balance the probative value of the evidence against its prejudicial effect.”

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