State v. McKibben’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “Evidence of uncharged misconduct is admissible if it “tends to establish motive, intent, identity, the absence of mistake or accident, or a common scheme or plan.” [State v.] Morrow, 968 S.W.2d [100] at 107 [ (Mo.banc 1998) ] (quoting [State v.] Harris, 870 S.W.2d [798] at 810 [ (Mo.banc 1994), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 953 , 115 S.Ct. 371 , 130 L.Ed.2d 323 (1994) ]). “[E]vidence of uncharged crimes that are part of the circumstances or the sequence of events surrounding the offense charged” is also admissible “to present a complete and coherent picture of the events that transpired.” Id. (quoting Harris, 870 S.W.2d at 810).”

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

2. “continuation of the sequence of events” surrounding the robbery and the defendant's”

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