94 So. 3d 1078 - Stone v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

16 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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The question on review is not whether [our appellate e]ourt[s] would have admitted the evidence, but whether the trial court abused its discretion in doing so, for the exclusion of prejudicial evidence is permissive; that is, if a trial court determines that the prejudicial effect of evidence substantially outweighs its probative value, it is not obligated to exclude the evidence, but may do so at its discretion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Casey Birkley v. State of Mississippi

2. “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.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. George Affleck v. State of Mississippi

3. “because the probative value of this evidence, if any, was substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice and confusion of the issues”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Malcolm Horton v. State of Mississippi