State v. Schurz

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that unfair prejudice “means an undue tendency to suggest decision on an improper basis,” such as emotion (citing Fed.R.Evid. 403 advisory committee’s note)
• explaining that “not all harmful evidence is unfairly prejudicial” because “evidence which is relevant and material will generally be adverse to the opponent”
• noting that unfair prejudice under Rule 403 “‘means an undue tendency to suggest decision on an improper basis,’ Fed. R. Evid. 403, Advisory Committee Note, such as emotion, sympathy or horror”
• collecting cases approving of refusal to consider voluntary intoxication under a knowing or knowingly first-degree murder theory
• collecting cases approving of refusal to consider voluntary intoxication under a knowing or knowingly first-degree murder theory
• collecting cases approving of refusal to consider voluntary intoxication under a knowing or knowingly first- degree murder theory

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).