939 So. 2d 792 - Palmer v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

28 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 28 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 he acted in conformity therewith. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident.”

   7 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Moss v. State · Green v. State

2. “[W]henever Miss. R. Evid. 404(b) evidence is offered and there is an objection which is overruled, the objection shall be deemed an invocation of the right to a Miss. R. Evid. 403 balancing analysis. Brown v. State , 890 So.2d 901 , 912 (Miss. 2004). Rule 403 provides for the exclusion of evidence, even if relevant, where the risk of undue prejudice outweighs its probative value. Simmons , 813 So.2d at 716 .”

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

3. “In the present case it is clear that the trial court admitted the testimony for the purposes of proving intent, motive and in completing the story of the charged crime. Therefore, it cannot be said that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting the evidence [and denying the motion in limine].”

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