State v. Baker’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Nebraska v. Wyoming · Payless Wholesale Distributor, Inc. v. Albert Culver (P.R.) Inc. · 7 Cal. 4th 380 - People v. Ewoldt · 120 Wash. 2d 631 - State v. Benn · 125 Wash. 2d 847 - State v. Lough
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Before admitting evidence of other wrongs under ER 404(b), a trial court must (1) find that a preponderance of evidence shows that the misconduct occurred; (2) identify the purpose for which the evidence is being introduced; (3) determine that the evidence is relevant; and (4) find that its probative value outweighs its prejudicial effect.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Fisher“Further, prior bad act evidence is particularly relevant when the circumstances of the alleged crime create difficulty in assessing the credibility and memory of the complaining witness.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. DeVincentis“In doubtful cases, the evidence should be excluded.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Fisher
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.