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5 Florida opinions name it 1 courts 1993–2015 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Williams v. Stategreen2 sentences2007The codification of the Williams rule provides: Similar fact evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is admissible when relevant to prove a material fact in issue, such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident, but it is inadmissible when the evidence is relevant solely to prove bad character or propensity. § 90.404(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2003); see also Williams v. State, 110 So.2d 654 (Fla. 1959). 1997The codification of the Williams rule provides: Similar fact evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is admissible when relevant to prove a material fact in issue, such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident, but it is inadmissible when the evidence is relevant solely to prove bad character or propensity. § 90.404(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (1993); see also Williams v. State, 110 So.2d 654 (Fla.1959). | 2 | 2 |
Peek v. Stategreen1 sentence2012On appeal, this court “considers both similarities and dissimilarities between the collateral crimes and the charged offense when reviewing whether ‘a sufficiently unique pattern of criminal activity [justifies] admission.’ ” McWatters, 36 So.3d at 627 (quoting Peek v. State, 488 So.2d 52, 55 (Fla.1986)). | 1 | 1 |
Lee v. Stategreen1 sentence1993See, e.g., Lee v. State, 508 So.2d 1300 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), approved, 531 So.2d 133 (Fla. 1988). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Leegreen1 sentence1993See, e.g., Lee v. State, 508 So.2d 1300 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), approved, 531 So.2d 133 (Fla. 1988). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Heuring v. State
red
2 sentences2007In Heuring v. State, 513 So.2d 122 (Fla.1987), superseded by statute on other grounds, § 90.404(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2002), the Florida Supreme Court set forth the test for relevancy of similar fact evidence: To minimize the risk of a wrongful conviction, the similar fact evidence must meet a strict standard of relevance. 1997In Heuring v. State, 513 So.2d 122 (Fla.1987), the supreme court set forth the test for relevancy of similar fact evidence: To minimize the risk of a wrongful conviction, the similar fact evidence must meet a strict standard of relevance. | 2 | 1997–2007 |
Michelson v. United States
green
2 sentences2015The United States Supreme Court discussed such evidence in Michelson v. United States, 335 U.S. 469, 475-76 , 69 S.Ct. 213 , 93 L.Ed. 168 (1948): The state may not show defendant’s pri- or trouble with the law, specific criminal acts, or ill name among his neighbors, even though such facts might logically *199 be persuasive that he is by propensity a probable perpetrator of the crime.11 The inquiry is not rejected because character is irrelevant;[] on the contrary, it is said to weigh too much with the jury and to so overpersuade .them as to prejudge one with a bad general record and deny him 2015The United States Supreme Court discussed such evidence in Michelson v. United States, 335 U.S. 469, 475-76 , 69 S.Ct. 213 , 93 L.Ed. 168 (1948): The state may not show defendant’s pri- or trouble with the law, specific criminal acts, or ill name among his neighbors, even though such facts might logically *199 be persuasive that he is by propensity a probable perpetrator of the crime.11 The inquiry is not rejected because character is irrelevant;[] on the contrary, it is said to weigh too much with the jury and to so overpersuade .them as to prejudge one with a bad general record and deny him | 1 | 2015–2015 |
McWatters v. State
green
1 sentence2012On appeal, this court “considers both similarities and dissimilarities between the collateral crimes and the charged offense when reviewing whether ‘a sufficiently unique pattern of criminal activity [justifies] admission.’ ” McWatters, 36 So.3d at 627 (quoting Peek v. State, 488 So.2d 52, 55 (Fla.1986)). | 1 | 2012–2012 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.