Britt v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) General Rule. For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness, evidence that the witness has been con victed of a crime or an attempt of a crime shall be admitted but only if the crime committed or attempted is (1) murder, treason, rape, robbery, kidnapping, burglary, arson, criminal confinement or perjury; or (2) a crime involving dishonesty or false statement. (b) Time Limit. Evidence of a conviction under this rule is not admissible if a period of more than ten years has elapsed since the date of the conviction or, if the conviction resulted in confinement of the witness then the date of the release of the witness from the confinement unless the court determines, in the interests of justice, that the probative value of the conviction supported by specific facts and circumstances substantially outweighs its prejudicial effect....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bret Lee Sisson v. State of Indiana

2. “is expressly limited to those circumstances where the evidence of the prior conviction is being offered [f]or the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Donald Newland, Jr. v. State of Indiana

3. “to prove the person's character in order to show that the person acted in conformity therewith.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Donald Newland, Jr. v. State of Indiana