McClendon v. State’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. “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. Akard v. State

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, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence.”

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

3. “[a] lack of eriminal history is often given significant mitigating weight.”

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